Interference patterns are generated when light from a point source passes through two parallel slits. Electrons emitted from diatomic molecules produce analogous patterns, but these couldn't be observed directly — until now.
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Becker, U. Matter-wave interference made clear. Nature 474, 586–587 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/474586a
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