Matter-wave interference of a native polypeptide

A. Shayeghi; P. Rieser; G. Richter; U. Sezer; J. H. Rodewald; P. Geyer; T. J. Martinez; M. Arndt

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15280-2

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Matter-wave interference of a native polypeptide

A. Shayeghi,
P. Rieser,
G. Richter,
U. Sezer,
J. H. Rodewald,
P. Geyer,
T. J. Martinez,
M. Arndt

Affiliations

A. Shayeghi: Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, VCQ
P. Rieser: Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, VCQ
G. Richter: Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, VCQ
U. Sezer: Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, VCQ
J. H. Rodewald: Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
P. Geyer: Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, VCQ
T. J. Martinez: Department of Chemistry and the PULSE Institute, Stanford University
M. Arndt: Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, VCQ

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15280-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Matter-wave interferometry of complex molecules is challenging due to difficulties in preparing and detecting molecular beams. Here the authors demonstrate quantum behavior of a polypeptide using matter-wave interference in an all-optical time-domain Talbot-Lau interferometer.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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