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WoodenBadger
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I have a question about the double split experiment, don't know if it's been asked before...
Specifically, I have read and watched in some videos explaining that, when shooting electrons, physicists decided to shoot 'one electron at a time', to make sure they are not interfering with each other. That is, you 'shoot' an electron, and wait until it hits the screen before you shoot another.
I've got 2 questions on this, and I hope they can be answered by someone that has actually witnessed such an experiement, or even better performed it.
1)Can you really 'shoot one electron at a time'? My knowledge is not much, but that seems a bit...impossible. Being able to isolate one electron and direct it towards the screen? I would think that it would be possible for short directed pulses of electrons, but ONE electron? Is it true, can that be physically accomplished in a lab?
2)IF I'm correct and they direct short pulses of electrons, can some portion of the pulse go through one slit and some portion of the same pulse go through another? Again, if I'm correct about my first assessment. I realize this is a bit of an 'easy' question to ask, just want to make sure because I haven't really been able to explain that to myself.
Thanks!
Specifically, I have read and watched in some videos explaining that, when shooting electrons, physicists decided to shoot 'one electron at a time', to make sure they are not interfering with each other. That is, you 'shoot' an electron, and wait until it hits the screen before you shoot another.
I've got 2 questions on this, and I hope they can be answered by someone that has actually witnessed such an experiement, or even better performed it.
1)Can you really 'shoot one electron at a time'? My knowledge is not much, but that seems a bit...impossible. Being able to isolate one electron and direct it towards the screen? I would think that it would be possible for short directed pulses of electrons, but ONE electron? Is it true, can that be physically accomplished in a lab?
2)IF I'm correct and they direct short pulses of electrons, can some portion of the pulse go through one slit and some portion of the same pulse go through another? Again, if I'm correct about my first assessment. I realize this is a bit of an 'easy' question to ask, just want to make sure because I haven't really been able to explain that to myself.
Thanks!
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