Kapitsa–Dirac effect

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:electrons
gptkb:neutrons
atoms
gptkbp:describes diffraction of electrons by a standing wave of light
gptkbp:effectObserved diffraction pattern
momentum transfer to particles
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_physics
atomic physics
gptkbp:firstExperimentalObservation 1980s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kapitsa–Dirac effect
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction interaction of particles with a standing light wave
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Paul_Dirac
gptkb:Pyotr_Kapitsa
gptkbp:proposedBy 1933
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bragg_scattering
quantum optics
matter-wave diffraction
gptkbp:usedIn atom interferometry
quantum measurement techniques
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pyotr_Kapitsa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6