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What are the experiments performed to determine the position of an electron inside the atom to verify the probability wave function data? Is it possible to do those experiments in real life?
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This is a great question. In fact, wave functions were being manipulated even before they were understood as representing a probability amplitude.
– Paul Young
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate: Can we measure “wavefunction” of quantum particles?
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
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And a possibly-relevant paper: "Tomographic imaging of molecular orbitals" (2004), xrm.phys.northwestern.edu/research/pdf_papers/2004/…. The abstract says, "Here we demonstrate that the full three-dimensional structure of a single orbital can be imaged..." For an intro, the website iqst.ca/quantech/qtomo.php says: "Quantum tomography is the art of determining a quantum state from making measurements on multiple copies of the state with multiple modifications of the measurement apparatus."
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
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This is a great question. In fact, wave functions were being manipulated even before they were understood as representing a probability amplitude.
– Paul Young
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate: Can we measure “wavefunction” of quantum particles?
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
1
And a possibly-relevant paper: "Tomographic imaging of molecular orbitals" (2004), xrm.phys.northwestern.edu/research/pdf_papers/2004/…. The abstract says, "Here we demonstrate that the full three-dimensional structure of a single orbital can be imaged..." For an intro, the website iqst.ca/quantech/qtomo.php says: "Quantum tomography is the art of determining a quantum state from making measurements on multiple copies of the state with multiple modifications of the measurement apparatus."
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
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This is a great question. In fact, wave functions were being manipulated even before they were understood as representing a probability amplitude.
– Paul Young
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate: Can we measure “wavefunction” of quantum particles?
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
1
And a possibly-relevant paper: "Tomographic imaging of molecular orbitals" (2004), xrm.phys.northwestern.edu/research/pdf_papers/2004/…. The abstract says, "Here we demonstrate that the full three-dimensional structure of a single orbital can be imaged..." For an intro, the website iqst.ca/quantech/qtomo.php says: "Quantum tomography is the art of determining a quantum state from making measurements on multiple copies of the state with multiple modifications of the measurement apparatus."
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
1
1
This is a great question. In fact, wave functions were being manipulated even before they were understood as representing a probability amplitude.
– Paul Young
2 hours ago
This is a great question. In fact, wave functions were being manipulated even before they were understood as representing a probability amplitude.
– Paul Young
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate: Can we measure “wavefunction” of quantum particles?
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
Possible duplicate: Can we measure “wavefunction” of quantum particles?
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
1
1
And a possibly-relevant paper: "Tomographic imaging of molecular orbitals" (2004), xrm.phys.northwestern.edu/research/pdf_papers/2004/…. The abstract says, "Here we demonstrate that the full three-dimensional structure of a single orbital can be imaged..." For an intro, the website iqst.ca/quantech/qtomo.php says: "Quantum tomography is the art of determining a quantum state from making measurements on multiple copies of the state with multiple modifications of the measurement apparatus."
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
And a possibly-relevant paper: "Tomographic imaging of molecular orbitals" (2004), xrm.phys.northwestern.edu/research/pdf_papers/2004/…. The abstract says, "Here we demonstrate that the full three-dimensional structure of a single orbital can be imaged..." For an intro, the website iqst.ca/quantech/qtomo.php says: "Quantum tomography is the art of determining a quantum state from making measurements on multiple copies of the state with multiple modifications of the measurement apparatus."
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
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The clearest example of the probability distribution in space comes from the experiment: "electron of specific energy scattering off two slits of specific width and distance"
electron build up over time
One needs to do the experiment with the same boundary conditions for the electron accumulating events, the footprint of each electron on the screen. In the top frames it looks random, but slowly the interference seen demonstrates the wave function solution for the specific probability distribution.
A huge number of experiments accumulating probability distributions exist, the latest gave us the discovery of the Higgs.
answered 2 hours ago
anna vanna v
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The OP asked about verifying the wavefunction “inside an atom”.
– G. Smith
12 mins ago
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Hyperfine interactions allow probing the wave function at the position of the nucleus: nuclear magnetic resonance, Mößbauer effect, etc can probe the contact density and the spin polarization of especially $s$ orbitals.
The total shape of the orbitals can be measured by x-ray diffraction, which can be used to generate electron density maps of crystalline substances.
Photoemission spectroscopy is used to measure energy distribution functions which can be compared with theoretically computed densities of states.
With positron annihilation one can measure momentum distributions.
answered 56 mins ago
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Clear examples of the spatial probability distributions
come from X-ray crystallography.
This technique is widely used for determining the atomic
and molecular structure of crystals.
An incident X-ray beam is diffracted by a crystal
into many specific directions.
The X-ray diffraction pattern can be calculated back
to the electron probalility distribution.
Picture taken from X-ray Crystallography Platform of www.creative-biostructure.com
answered 48 secs ago
Thomas FritschThomas Fritsch
31429
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The clearest example of the probability distribution in space comes from the experiment: "electron of specific energy scattering off two slits of specific width and distance"
electron build up over time
One needs to do the experiment with the same boundary conditions for the electron accumulating events, the footprint of each electron on the screen. In the top frames it looks random, but slowly the interference seen demonstrates the wave function solution for the specific probability distribution.
A huge number of experiments accumulating probability distributions exist, the latest gave us the discovery of the Higgs.
answered 2 hours ago
anna vanna v
157k8148446
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The OP asked about verifying the wavefunction “inside an atom”.
– G. Smith
12 mins ago
add a comment |
The clearest example of the probability distribution in space comes from the experiment: "electron of specific energy scattering off two slits of specific width and distance"
electron build up over time
One needs to do the experiment with the same boundary conditions for the electron accumulating events, the footprint of each electron on the screen. In the top frames it looks random, but slowly the interference seen demonstrates the wave function solution for the specific probability distribution.
A huge number of experiments accumulating probability distributions exist, the latest gave us the discovery of the Higgs.
answered 2 hours ago
anna vanna v
157k8148446
2
The OP asked about verifying the wavefunction “inside an atom”.
– G. Smith
12 mins ago
add a comment |
The clearest example of the probability distribution in space comes from the experiment: "electron of specific energy scattering off two slits of specific width and distance"
electron build up over time
One needs to do the experiment with the same boundary conditions for the electron accumulating events, the footprint of each electron on the screen. In the top frames it looks random, but slowly the interference seen demonstrates the wave function solution for the specific probability distribution.
A huge number of experiments accumulating probability distributions exist, the latest gave us the discovery of the Higgs.
answered 2 hours ago
anna vanna v
157k8148446
The clearest example of the probability distribution in space comes from the experiment: "electron of specific energy scattering off two slits of specific width and distance"
electron build up over time
One needs to do the experiment with the same boundary conditions for the electron accumulating events, the footprint of each electron on the screen. In the top frames it looks random, but slowly the interference seen demonstrates the wave function solution for the specific probability distribution.
A huge number of experiments accumulating probability distributions exist, the latest gave us the discovery of the Higgs.
answered 2 hours ago
anna vanna v
157k8148446
answered 2 hours ago
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answered 2 hours ago
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The OP asked about verifying the wavefunction “inside an atom”.
– G. Smith
12 mins ago
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The OP asked about verifying the wavefunction “inside an atom”.
– G. Smith
12 mins ago
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The OP asked about verifying the wavefunction “inside an atom”.
– G. Smith
12 mins ago
The OP asked about verifying the wavefunction “inside an atom”.
– G. Smith
12 mins ago
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Hyperfine interactions allow probing the wave function at the position of the nucleus: nuclear magnetic resonance, Mößbauer effect, etc can probe the contact density and the spin polarization of especially $s$ orbitals.
The total shape of the orbitals can be measured by x-ray diffraction, which can be used to generate electron density maps of crystalline substances.
Photoemission spectroscopy is used to measure energy distribution functions which can be compared with theoretically computed densities of states.
With positron annihilation one can measure momentum distributions.
answered 56 mins ago
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Hyperfine interactions allow probing the wave function at the position of the nucleus: nuclear magnetic resonance, Mößbauer effect, etc can probe the contact density and the spin polarization of especially $s$ orbitals.
The total shape of the orbitals can be measured by x-ray diffraction, which can be used to generate electron density maps of crystalline substances.
Photoemission spectroscopy is used to measure energy distribution functions which can be compared with theoretically computed densities of states.
With positron annihilation one can measure momentum distributions.
answered 56 mins ago
PieterPieter
7,68631431
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Hyperfine interactions allow probing the wave function at the position of the nucleus: nuclear magnetic resonance, Mößbauer effect, etc can probe the contact density and the spin polarization of especially $s$ orbitals.
The total shape of the orbitals can be measured by x-ray diffraction, which can be used to generate electron density maps of crystalline substances.
Photoemission spectroscopy is used to measure energy distribution functions which can be compared with theoretically computed densities of states.
With positron annihilation one can measure momentum distributions.
answered 56 mins ago
PieterPieter
7,68631431
Hyperfine interactions allow probing the wave function at the position of the nucleus: nuclear magnetic resonance, Mößbauer effect, etc can probe the contact density and the spin polarization of especially $s$ orbitals.
The total shape of the orbitals can be measured by x-ray diffraction, which can be used to generate electron density maps of crystalline substances.
Photoemission spectroscopy is used to measure energy distribution functions which can be compared with theoretically computed densities of states.
With positron annihilation one can measure momentum distributions.
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Clear examples of the spatial probability distributions
come from X-ray crystallography.
This technique is widely used for determining the atomic
and molecular structure of crystals.
An incident X-ray beam is diffracted by a crystal
into many specific directions.
The X-ray diffraction pattern can be calculated back
to the electron probalility distribution.
Picture taken from X-ray Crystallography Platform of www.creative-biostructure.com
answered 48 secs ago
Thomas FritschThomas Fritsch
31429
add a comment |
Clear examples of the spatial probability distributions
come from X-ray crystallography.
This technique is widely used for determining the atomic
and molecular structure of crystals.
An incident X-ray beam is diffracted by a crystal
into many specific directions.
The X-ray diffraction pattern can be calculated back
to the electron probalility distribution.
Picture taken from X-ray Crystallography Platform of www.creative-biostructure.com
answered 48 secs ago
Thomas FritschThomas Fritsch
31429
add a comment |
Clear examples of the spatial probability distributions
come from X-ray crystallography.
This technique is widely used for determining the atomic
and molecular structure of crystals.
An incident X-ray beam is diffracted by a crystal
into many specific directions.
The X-ray diffraction pattern can be calculated back
to the electron probalility distribution.
Picture taken from X-ray Crystallography Platform of www.creative-biostructure.com
answered 48 secs ago
Thomas FritschThomas Fritsch
31429
Clear examples of the spatial probability distributions
come from X-ray crystallography.
This technique is widely used for determining the atomic
and molecular structure of crystals.
An incident X-ray beam is diffracted by a crystal
into many specific directions.
The X-ray diffraction pattern can be calculated back
to the electron probalility distribution.
Picture taken from X-ray Crystallography Platform of www.creative-biostructure.com
answered 48 secs ago
Thomas FritschThomas Fritsch
31429
answered 48 secs ago
Thomas FritschThomas Fritsch
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answered 48 secs ago
Thomas FritschThomas Fritsch
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answered 48 secs ago
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This is a great question. In fact, wave functions were being manipulated even before they were understood as representing a probability amplitude.
– Paul Young
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate: Can we measure “wavefunction” of quantum particles?
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago
1
And a possibly-relevant paper: "Tomographic imaging of molecular orbitals" (2004), xrm.phys.northwestern.edu/research/pdf_papers/2004/…. The abstract says, "Here we demonstrate that the full three-dimensional structure of a single orbital can be imaged..." For an intro, the website iqst.ca/quantech/qtomo.php says: "Quantum tomography is the art of determining a quantum state from making measurements on multiple copies of the state with multiple modifications of the measurement apparatus."
– Dan Yand
1 hour ago