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In this contribution we will consider the similarities between atomic electron wave packets and short optical pulses. It will be shown that well known effects in optics, such as dispersion, modulation of the group velocity, and shortening of pulses, can also occur for matter waves.
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Noordam, L.D., ten Wolde, A., Muller, H.G., Lagendijk, A., Gallagher, T.F., van Linden van den Heuvell, H.B. (1990). Atomic Wave Packets and Optical Pulses. In: Harris, C.B., Ippen, E.P., Mourou, G.A., Zewail, A.H. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena VII. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 53. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84269-6_43
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