Orbits of Electrons -- Experimental Work (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Orbits of Electrons -- Experimental Work

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Using a microscope capable of detecting electrons, researchers at Princeton imaged strange elliptical orbits of electrons on the surface of a crystal of bismuth (pictured).

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Image courtesy of Ali Yazdani, Department of Physics, Princeton University

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Image courtesy of Ali Yazdani, Department of Physics, Princeton University

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