Electron Refraction: Low Energy/Small Wavelength

[Karim Habashy]

Hi All,

Does a beam of "low energy/small wavelength" gets refracted when passing from one media to another.

Thanks

 

[goodphy]

I don't know what small wavelength means for electrons. The electron beam can be scattered from the material as they pass through. But we don't say it is refracted as Snell's law for light.

 

[DrDu]

Yes, they do get refracted. Google for "ballistic electrons".

 

[Karim Habashy]

I apologize, i meant (low energy/Long Wavelength), and thanks for the information.