Colloquium:: Illuminating the Kapitza-Dirac effect with electron matter optics

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Batelaan, H. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Nebraska, Behlen Lab, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
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10.1103/RevModPhys.79.929
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The observation of the Kapitza-Dirac effect raises conceptual, theoretical, and experimental questions. The Kapitza-Dirac effect is often described as diffraction of free electrons from a standing wave of light or stimulated Compton scattering. However, for the two-color Kapitza-Dirac effect these two interpretations appear to lead to paradoxical conclusions. The discussion of this paradox deepens our understanding of both of these versions of the Kapitza-Dirac effect.
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