Two slit experiments with things other than photons

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The discussion focuses on the exploration of two-slit experiments conducted with particles other than photons, specifically emphasizing the requirement of having no more than one particle in the apparatus at any time. Notable mentions include experiments with electrons and the C60 molecule, with a reference to a specific paper detailing a double-slit experiment involving C60. The paper can be accessed freely online, providing insights into various two-slit experiments and their methodologies.

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This question has, no doubt, been answered before here ... but my quick search came up with nothing.

I'm interested to know what 'two-slit' experiments have been done, and published, using things other than photons.

In particular, versions in which 'no more than one in apparatus at any time' is an explicit part of the experiment.

I'm pretty sure there are some good ones, using electrons.

But what about other particles? Have there been any with atoms (esp with the constraint 'no more than one in apparatus at any time')?

References to papers available online (free, and not needing a subscription) would be much appreciated.
 
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As far as I'm aware, experiments with C60something48 were conducted at this point.
 
The following reference describes a double slit experiment with C60:
http://www.quantum.univie.ac.at/publications/pdffiles/2003-17.pdf

It also contains a brief review with references for other double slit experiments.
 
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