DOI: 10.1119/5.0320045 ISSN: 0002-9505

Experimental visualization of a Fermi gas

Inna M. Vishik

Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) can measure electrons' energy vs momentum relations in solids via the photoelectric effect. Here, we use experimental results from this technique as a tool for visualizing the Fermi gas model in quantum statistical mechanics. This model is an important starting point for understanding more complex electronic behaviors in real metals.

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