{
  "id": "1711.10977",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2017-11-29T17:45:12.000Z",
  "updated": "2017-11-29T17:45:12.000Z",
  "title": "Experimental Test of Decoherence Theory using Electron Matter Waves",
  "authors": [
    "Peter J. Beierle",
    "Liyun Zhang",
    "Herman Batelaan"
  ],
  "comment": "Submitted to Physical Review Letters. Main Text: 6 pages, 3 figures. Supplemental Material: 3 pages, 5 figures",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "A controlled decoherence environment is studied experimentally by free electron interaction with semiconducting and metallic plates. The results are compared with physical models based on decoherence theory to investigate the quantum-classical transition. The experiment is consistent with decoherence theory and rules out established Coulomb interaction models in favor of plasmonic excitation models. In contrast to previous decoherence experiments, the present experiment is sensitive to the onset of decoherence.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2017-11-29T17:45:12.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "decoherence theory",
      "electron matter waves",
      "experimental test",
      "free electron interaction",
      "established coulomb interaction models"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 6,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}