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Lecture 6. De Broglie Waves
Outline:
The de Broglie Hypothesis
The Davisson-Germer Experiment
The Electron Interference Experiment
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The Need for a New Mechanics
If, in some cataclysm, all of scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and only one
sentence passed on to the next generation of creatures, what statement would contain the
most information in the fewest words? I believe it is the atomic hypothesis that
All things are made of atoms-little particles that move around in perpetual motion,
attracting each other when they are a little distance apart, but repelling upon being
squeezed into one another.
In that one sentence, you will see, there is an enormous amount of information about the
world, if just a little imagination and thinking are applied.
Oops! Classical physics cannot explain existence of stale atoms!
2 2
2
e vF m
R R = 610 /v m s - non-relativistic motion
2
2
eK U R+
2 2 2 4
3 3 2
2 2
3 3
e a e vI c c R =
- poer emitted y an
accelerated charge
32 3 210
2 4 10 !!!
K U e c R R cs
I R e v v v
+ = =
The lifetime of
a "classical# atom$
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- de Broglie wavelength
p- the o%ect&s moment'm
De Broglie Hypothesis
The e(-m( aves can e descried 'sing the lang'age of quantumparticles
)photons*( Can particles ehave as aves+
De Broglie ),./* s'ggested that a
plane monochromatic ave is associatedith a freely moving particle$
( ) ( )
0
i t kx
x e
=
This ave )its phase* travels ith thephasevelocity
This is a sol'tion of the ave e0'ation in one dimension$
2 22
2 2v
t x
=
vk
=
article! properties Wave! properties
,E
i pc
r,i k
c
r- oth the time-li1e and space-li1e
components of these 2-vectors sho'ld
transform 'nder 3
Th's4 e&ll re0'ire p k=r
h
The phase is a orentz-invariant quantity4
the )scalar* prod'ct of to 2-vectors$
t kr ( ),ict rr
,i kc
r t kr r
2 h
k p
= =
5e&ll apply the same logic hich helped 's to estalish therelationship eteenpand for photons$
E =h and
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De Broglie Wavelength
- depends on the momentumrather then energy)e(g(4 for an o%ect
at rest4 " *
2 h
k p
= =
Compare ith Compton
avelength of the particle C
h
mc =
- formally spea1ing4 C( avelength can e
considered as the dB avelength that corresponds
to the moment'm e0'al to the length of 2-vector)i!"c,p*
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#$a%ples&. 5hat is the de Broglie avelength of the charge carriers in a typical metal+ The 1inetic
energy of charge carriers )"cond'ction# electrons* in metals is of an order of a fe e6 )78 e6
foru*9 it&s called the :ermi energy4 !#(
nmeVhccKm
hc
Km
h
p
h
ee
1240,22
2
nmeVeV
nmeV55.0
10552
1240
5
'.; 'c1eyall )f'llerene* is a large molec'le comprised of
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#$a%ple
5hat o'ld e the 1inetic energy of each electron in a eam of electrons having a
de Broglie avelength of micro6olts( :or comparison4 at room temperat're the 1inetic energy of a free electron
is
( )2319
1.5 1.4 10 / 30030.04
2 1.6 10 /B
J K KK k T eV
eV J
= = =
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hase and (roup )elocities
Thisphasevelocity
2 2
p
E mc cv c
k p mv v
= = = = >
- no limitations on the phase velocity4
)phase of a plane ave does not
carry any information*
The oservale is the group velocity )the velocity ofpropagation of a ave "pac1et# or ave "gro'p#( 3et&s
consider the s'perposition of to harmonic aves ith
slightly different fre0'encies )4 11*$
( )1 cosy A t kx=
( ) ( )2 cosy A t k k x = + +
( ) ( ){ } ( )
( )
1 2
1 1
2 cos 2 2 cos2 2
2 cos cos2 2
y y y A t k k x t k x
kA t kx t x
= + = + +
( ) ( )1 1
cos cos 2cos cos2 2
+ = +
"envelope#
ave gro'p
fast oscillations
ithin the ave
gro'p
The velocity of propagation of
the ave pac1et$
g
dv
dk
= -the groupvelocity
2" "
k
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(roup (elo%*ang
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(roup )elocity of de Broglie waves
g
d dEv
dk dp
= = ( ) ( )
22 2E pc mc= +
( ) ( )
2 2 2
222 2
1 2
2
dE pc pc mv c vdp E mc
pc mc
= = = =+
gv v=
2
g pv v c=
- the gro'p velocity of de
Broglie aves coincide ith
the particle&s velocity
+,&
f-t
&
;periodic processes$ contin'o's spectr'm )represented as :o'rier integral*
( )
1, 0
sinc sin, 0
==
eriodic processes$ discrete spectr'm ):o'rier series*(
t
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/nterference at Low /ntensities
To-dimensional array of small
particleFphoton )"quanton#* detectors
"trictly-ave# model$ smooth
oscillating variations of intensity)the n'mer of particles*(
"trictly-particle# model$ discrete
events 't no oscillations of
intensity(
The ave model descries correctly the statistical distributionof 0'anton arrivals4 the
particle model descries the interaction of each individ'al 0'anton ith a detector
)"collapse of the avef'nction in the process of meas'rement#*(
%mplications:
ehavior of individ'al 0'antons is not deterministic )"netonian#* each individ'al 0'anton "1nos# ao't oth slits
any attempt to cond'ct "hich-ay# experiment 1ills the interference
neither the particle nor ave models are ade0'ate
0tatistical /nterpretation of de Broglie Waves)ax Born*$ de Broglie ave the ave of
proaility4 the intensity of dB ave at a given location is proportional to the proaility to
detect the particle at this location - to e disc'ssed later(
The statistical properties can e st'died only if one can repeat the same experiment ith
identical particles many times )or oserve many identical particles in identical conditions at
the same time*(
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#arlier -incorrect /nterpretation of de Broglie Waves
Earlier ideas )chrdinger*$ particle the ave gro'p( In favor$ the gro'p velocity of de
Broglie aves coincide ith the particle&s velocity( Hoever4 the ave pac1et o'ldn&t live
for a long time eca'se of the dispersionof de Broglie aves in vac''m$
( )2
22E p mcc
=
( )( ) ( )
22 2 2 2
1 1p
pc mcE mc mcv k c c
k p p p k
+ = = = = + = + h
( ) ( )pk v k k = for light in vac''m c k= - no dispersion )cc)1**
In general
( ) ( ) ( )22 2 2ck mc =h
( )
22
22 mcck
= + h
Th's4 a particle %& 'O( the gro'p of de Broglie aves!
Deformation of a ,D ave gro'p4 m!me), Bohr=(=8/nm4 time 'nits "/Fmee
2.(2,=-,>s*
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0tate,of,the,art1 detection of single TH2 photons
;:IJ
The energy resol'tion s'fficiently
high for detecting single =(,-TH?
photons K =(,A and ,-TH?
photons K =(/A(
cold )2A* antenna to
red'ce photon "noise#
nanostr'ct'res at 'ltra-
lo # to increase
sensitivity
( ) ( )34 12
19
6.6 10 1 10
0.0041.6 10 /
J s Hz
E eVeV J
= =
Detection of the visile-range photons$ not a ig
deal4 the photon energy is s'fficient to generate
photoelectrons )the photoelectric effect*
photom'ltiplier
( )1 3phE eV
- comparale ith the energy
gap eteen the valence and
cond'ction ands in typical
semicond'ctors
This tas3 *eco%es %ore challenging at lower photon energies...
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article,Wave Dualis%
)onclusion$ all forms of matter )oth particles and fields* exhiit aveli1e aspects(
De Broglie&s e0'ations2 h
k p
= =E =h e0'ally apply to particles and photons
The wave-li*echaracter of an o%ect ecomes more apparent at lo 1inetic energies as its
de Broglie avelength increases$ it is m'ch easier to oserve interference ith visile light
than ith electrons(
( )characteristic dimensions of the exp. set-p