Electrons doing the splits
Free electrons moving through space are fundamental and indivisible: they are not built up of smaller particles, in contrast with protons and neutrons. However, within materials, interactions among electrons and atoms can give rise to quasiparticles, quantum states in which groups of electrons behave as new, particle-like excitations. Physicists have now successfully created quasiparticles that split the electron's orbital characteristics from its spin. To accomplish this, Justine Schlappa et al. studied a special material in which electrons are confined to one-dimensional interactions at low temperatures, so that electron-electron interactions are dominant. Using resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) at the Swiss Light Source facility, they determined that the electron orbital states propagated through the material independently of the spin. Read the comments on this post
Electrons doing the splits
Observations of a 'single' electron apparently splitting into two independent entities -- so-called quasi-particles -- are reported in this week’s Nature.
Wed 18 Apr 12 from Phys.org
Electron's split personality seen
Researchers see electrons turning into a never-before-seen "quasi-particle" that carries the electron's properties around in a material.
Wed 18 Apr 12 from BBC News
Not-quite-so elementary, my dear electron
Fundamental particle 'splits' into quasiparticles, including the new 'orbiton'.
Wed 18 Apr 12 from Nature News
Physicists manage to break electrons into three quasiparticles
]]>Electrons are generally known as "fundamental particles," meaning they're not made up of anything: you can't smash an electron to bits, because there are no bits to smash it into. Under the ...
Thu 19 Apr 12 from Dvice
Introducing the 'orbiton'
New quasiparticle emerges from 1D lattice
Wed 18 Apr 12 from Physics World
Splitting up the indivisible: quasiparticles separate an electron's spin, charge, and orbit
Free electrons moving through space are fundamental and indivisible: they are not built up of smaller particles, in contrast with protons and neutrons. However, within materials, interactions ...
Wed 18 Apr 12 from Ars Technica
Physicists observe the splitting of an electron inside a solid
Using high-energy X-rays on a solid copper-oxide compound, researchers in Europe report witnessing the decay of an electron into two separate parts, each carrying a particular property of the ...
Sun 22 Apr 12 from R&D Mag
Physicists observe the splitting of an electron inside a solid, Wed 18 Apr 12 from ScienceDaily
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