The very first direct observation of an atoms wave function has been achieved!
Here is our first real peak into the strange reality this is the quantum realm:
Here is our first real peak into the strange reality this is the quantum realm:
A new microscope, the Quantum Microscope, has been developed by a team of scientists from the Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF) in the Netherlands. Aneta Stodoina published a paper in the Physical Review Letters in 2013, (goes to show you how hard it is for one guy to keep up with the latest discoveries!) describing how the process worked.
If you'd like to see some of the details on how they mapped the electron orbital of the hydrogen atom as it was being held in an electric field, head on over to 3tags for a more in depth look, or if your inclined you can download the PDF of the paper here.
Hope you're having a great day everybody!
If you'd like to see some of the details on how they mapped the electron orbital of the hydrogen atom as it was being held in an electric field, head on over to 3tags for a more in depth look, or if your inclined you can download the PDF of the paper here.
Hope you're having a great day everybody!