Publication detail

Exploring Single-Photon Recoil on Free Electrons

Preimesberger, A. Hornof, D. Dorfner, T. Schachinger, T. Hrton, M. Konecná, A. Haslinger, P.

English title

Exploring Single-Photon Recoil on Free Electrons

Type

WoS Article

Language

en

Original abstract

Recent advancements in time-resolved electron and photon detection enable novel correlative measurements of electrons and their associated cathodoluminescence (CL) photons within a transmission electron microscope. These studies are pivotal for understanding the underlying physics in coherent CL processes. We present experimental investigations of energy-momentum conservation on the single particle level, achieved through coincidence detection of electron-photon pairs. This not only enables unprecedented clarity in detecting weak signals otherwise obscured by nonradiative processes but also provides a new experimental pathway to investigate momentum-position correlations to explore entanglement within electron-photon pairs.

Keywords in English

TRANSITION RADIATION; ENERGY-LOSSES; THIN-FILMS; SURFACE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHERENKOV; EMISSION; LIGHT; BULK

Released

2025-03-04

Volume

134

Number

9

Pages count

7

BIBTEX


@article{BUT197872,
  author="Thomas {Schachinger} and Martin {Hrtoň} and Andrea {Konečná} and Alexander {Preimesberger} and Dominik {Hornof} and Theo {Dorfner} and Philipp {Haslinger}",
  title="Exploring Single-Photon Recoil on Free Electrons",
  journal="Physical Review Letters",
  year="2025",
  volume="134",
  number="9",
  pages="7",
  doi="10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096901",
  issn="0031-9007",
  url="https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.096901"
}