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Self-accelerating dirac electrons in free-space

Ido Kaminer, Jonathan Nemirovsky, Mikael Rechtsman, Rivka Bekenstein, Mordechai Segev

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Abstract

A recent experiment confirmed the 35-year-old prediction of Airy-shaped electron beams that accelerate in the absence of any potential. Yet many of their intriguing properties remain unclear, namely: can they reach relativistic speeds? We answer this question in the affirmative.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrontiers in Optics, FiO 2014
ISBN (Electronic)1557522863
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Oct 2014

Publication series

NameFrontiers in Optics, FiO 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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