Catching relativistic electrons

Catching relativistic electrons

Low-energy electrons have been found to mimic relativistic high-energy particles in cadmium arsenide. This defines the first stable '3D Dirac semimetal', which holds promise for fundamental-physics exploration and practical applications.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2014-09, Vol.513 (7518), p.319-320
Hauptverfasser: Zhu, Zhihuai, Hoffman, Jennifer E.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Low-energy electrons have been found to mimic relativistic high-energy particles in cadmium arsenide. This defines the first stable '3D Dirac semimetal', which holds promise for fundamental-physics exploration and practical applications.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/513319a