NIST Puts a New Twist on the Electron Beam (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Puts a New Twist on the Electron Beam

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NIST researchers twisted the flat electron wavefronts into a fan of helices using a very thin film with a 5-micron-diameter pattern of nanoscale slits, which combines the wavefronts to create spiral forms similar to a pasta maker extruding rotini. This method produces several electron beams fanning out in different directions, with each beam made of electrons that orbit around the direction of the beam.

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B. McMorran/NIST

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