Developing the Helium Atom Pinhole Camera

开发氦原子针孔相机

• 批准号: LX0990077
• 负责人: Prof Paul Dastoor
• 金额: $ 3.13万
• 依托单位: The University of Newcastle
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage - International
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2011-01-27
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LX0990077
• 关键词: Developing; Helium; Atom; Pinhole; Camera

The tantalising possibility of an optical instrument that uses neutral atom beams to image surfaces, rather than light or electrons, has been a grand challenge in Physics ever since de Broglie first postulated the existence of matter waves . This project seeks to realise this seminal goal using an elegantly simple design based on the concept of a pin hole camera. The successful development of this world-first instrument would represent a significant advance in helium atom microscopy and would significantly enhance the reputation of Australian science. Moreover, this project strengthens and supports a key collaboration between the Universities of Newcastle and Cambridge and is at the core of this emerging technology.

自从德布罗意首次提出物质波存在的假设以来，使用中性原子束而不是光或电子来成像表面的光学仪器的可能性一直是物理学中的一个重大挑战。这个项目寻求实现这一开创性的目标，使用基于针孔相机概念的优雅简单的设计。这一世界第一台仪器的成功研制将代表着氦原子显微镜技术的重大进步，并将大大提高澳大利亚科学的声誉。此外，该项目加强和支持纽卡斯尔大学和剑桥大学之间的关键合作，是这项新兴技术的核心。