Experiment of diffraction using light, we use laser beam because we need coherence. In Davisson-Germer experiment, there is no coherence but why the electrons diffract in that way?

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2022-08-14

Experiment of diffraction using light, we use laser beam because we need coherence. In Davisson-Germer experiment, there is no coherence but why the electrons diffract in that way?

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For the diffraction of light no coherent laser light is necessary, as is known from the diffraction of ordinary light in diffraction gratings. The observed interference effects occur in single photons with themselves. The same happens in the diffraction of x-rays in crystal lattices. The diffraction of electrons in crystals, as demonstrated in the Davisson-Germer experiment, is due to the de Broglie wave properties of electrons. It is completely analogous to the diffraction of x-rays in crystal lattices. No coherence of different electron waves is needed. The diffraction effects can be considered to be due to the interference of the de Broglie wave of single electrons with themselves.

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