<i>Colloquium</i>: Quantum interference of clusters and molecules
<i>Colloquium</i>: Quantum interference of clusters and molecules
We review recent progress and future prospects of matter wave interferometry with complex organic molecules and inorganic clusters. Three variants of a near-field interference effect, based on diffraction by material nanostructures, at optical phase gratings, and at ionizing laser fields are considered. We discuss the theoretical concepts underlying these experiments …