How is particle delocalization experimentally verified?

intervoxel · Oct 31, 2008

How particle delocalization can be experimentally verified?

Thanks

Hans de Vries · Nov 1, 2008

intervoxel said:

How particle delocalization can be experimentally verified?

A very nice example is Akira Tonomura's electron double-slit experiment which shows
that the electron's wave function spreads to at least multiple micrometers.

http://www.hqrd.hitachi.co.jp/em/doubleslit.cfm

Regards, Hans

intervoxel · Nov 1, 2008

Thank you for the precise answer.

How is particle delocalization experimentally verified?

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