Abstract
We discuss the loss of coherence in interfering electron beams due to fluctuating electromagnetic fields. This effect arises from fluctuations of the Aharonov-Bohm phase and results in a loss of contrast in the interference pattern. We present some explicit results for various examples of classical time-varying electromagnetic fields. In some cases, the effect may be large enough to observe in electron interferometry experiments.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting |
| Subtitle of host publication | On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation and Relativistic Field Theories |
| Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. |
| Pages | 2323-2325 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789812704030 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789812566676 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |