Young's double-slit interference with single hard x-ray photons

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dc.contributor.authorGureyev, TEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHall, CJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorArhatari, BDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPelliccia, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorAminzadeh, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPavlov, KMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorQuiney, HMen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-09T02:38:10Zen_AU
dc.date.available2025-01-09T02:38:10Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2024-05-10en_AU
dc.date.statistics2024-12-23en_AU
dc.description.abstractDouble-slit interference experiments using monochromatic hard X-rays with the energy of 25 keV are presented. The experiments were performed at a synchrotron source with a distance of 110 m between the interferometer and the detector to produce an interference pattern with a sufficiently broad period that could be adequately sampled by a photon-counting detector with 75 micrometre pixels. In the single-particle version of the experiment, over one million image frames with a single registered photon in each one were collected. The sum of these frames showed a clear presence of the interference pattern with the expected period. Subsequent analysis provided an objective estimation of the minimal number of detected photons required to determine, in accordance with the Rose criterion, the presence of the photon interference. Apart from a general theoretical interest, these investigations were aimed at exploring the possibility of medical X-ray phase-contrast imaging in photon-counting regime at minimal radiation doses. © 2024 Published by Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (AS233/IMBL/20286); National Health and Medical Research Council (APP2011204).en_AU
dc.format.mediumPrinten_AU
dc.identifier.articlenumber521892en_AU
dc.identifier.citationGureyev, T. E., Hall, C. J., Arhatari, B., Pelliccia, D., Aminzadeh, A., Pavlov, K. M., & Quiney, H. M. (2024). Young’s double-slit interference with single hard X-ray photons. Optics Express, 32(11), 19294-19307. doi:10.1364/OE.521892en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1094-4087en_AU
dc.identifier.issue11en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleOptics Expressen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination19294-19307en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1364/oe.521892en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/handle/10238/15862en_AU
dc.identifier.volume32en_AU
dc.languageEnglishen_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherOptica Publishing Groupen_AU
dc.subjectPhotonsen_AU
dc.subjectSynchrotronsen_AU
dc.subjectRadiation dosesen_AU
dc.subjectImagesen_AU
dc.subjectInterferenceen_AU
dc.subjectEnergyen_AU
dc.subjectkeV range 10-100en_AU
dc.subjectYoung modelen_AU
dc.subjectQuantum mechanicsen_AU
dc.titleYoung's double-slit interference with single hard x-ray photonsen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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