Electron photographed for the first time

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The discussion revolves around the recent imaging of an electron, exploring the nature of the electron, its representation in the video, and the implications of the findings. Participants engage in conceptual clarifications and technical explanations regarding the electron's characteristics and the methodology used in the imaging process.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant speculates that the blue shape in the image may represent a thick part of a cylindrical longitudinal wave, comparing it to sound waves.
  • Another participant asserts that an electron is a fundamental particle and not composed of smaller particles.
  • A participant expresses confusion about whether the entire visual representation is the electron or if the electron is located within the depicted structures, suggesting that interference patterns may explain its appearance.
  • There is a mention of an attosecond quantum stroboscope that can image electron motion, which may relate to the techniques used in the video.
  • Some participants question the size of the electron and the specifics of what is being shown in the video.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varying levels of understanding and interpretation of the video, with no consensus on what exactly is depicted or the implications of the findings. Some agree on the fundamental nature of the electron, while others remain uncertain about its representation in the imaging.

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The discussion includes assumptions about the nature of the electron and the interpretation of visual data, which may depend on the definitions and methodologies used in the imaging process. There are unresolved questions regarding the size and exact representation of the electron in the video.

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"Electron photographed for the first time"

http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/3007/Video__Electron_filmed_for_first_time_ever/

An electron rides on a light wave after just having been pulled away from an atom.

Is somebody certain of where and what exactly was THAT which created that blue shape on the picture? I mean, a guess of mine is: THAT is the thick part of a cylidrical longitudinal wave (ray) which is the laser-like "electron beam", and has a diametre equal to the diametre of the ray. Exactly as a sound wave has thick and sparse areas of molecules. More exactly, like the thick part a ultrasound laser-like ray. How much correct is my guess? Check this out too:
 
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Nobody knows what the electron is?
 
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I'll take the time to look at the vids, but I can offer this for now:
An electron is an electron is an electron.

It's a fundamental particle(not made up of other smaller particles)
 
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I'm not understanding what the video is showing. Is that whole thing the electron, or is the electron somewhere in the circles and stuf? If the whole thing is the electron, I'm guessing that it looks the way it does because of wavelike interference and such?
 


Yeah, I agree.
Not much to go on here.
 


does it say how big it is?
 


http://arxiv.org/abs/0708.1060

Here we demonstrate an attosecond quantum stroboscope capable of guiding and imaging electron motion on a sub-femtosecond (1 fs = 10-15 s) time scale. It is based on a sequence of identical attosecond pulses6 which are synchronized with a guiding laser field. The pulse to pulse separation in the train is tailored to exactly match an optical cycle of the laser field and the electron momentum distributions are detected with a velocity map imaging spectrometer (VMIS)7,8.

Pioneering experiments with femtosecond infrared (IR) laser fields have demonstrated that temporally localized electron wave packets (EWPs) can be used to study molecular structures and dynamics
 


So that whole thing is the electron then right? Or the momentum distributions of it or whatever?
 

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