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Simultaneous Reconstruction​

  • Accelerated electron beams interacting with a thin sample acquire phase shifts:
ϕ(r⊥)=ϕe(r⊥)+ϕm(r⊥)=eℏv∫LV(r⊥,z)dz−eℏ∫LA(r⊥,z)⋅dr\begin{aligned} \phi\left(\boldsymbol{r}_{\perp}\right) &= \phi_e\left(\boldsymbol{r}_{\perp}\right) + \phi_m \left(\boldsymbol{r}_{\perp}\right) \\ &= \frac{e}{\hbar v} \int_L V(\boldsymbol{r}_{\perp},z) dz - \frac{e}{\hbar} \int_L \boldsymbol{A}(\boldsymbol{r}_{\perp},z) \cdot d \boldsymbol{r} \end{aligned}
  • Electrostatic contribution → invariant under time-reversal symmetry
  • Magnetic contribution → changes sign under time-reversal symmetry
    • Inversion-symmetry: "flip" sample and record two measurements:
ϕe=12(ϕ→+ϕ←)andϕm=12(ϕ→−ϕ←)\phi_e = \frac{1}{2}\left(\phi^{\rightarrow} {\color{#b880ff} +} \phi^{\leftarrow} \right) \qquad \text{and} \qquad \phi_m = \frac{1}{2}\left(\phi^{\rightarrow} {\color{#b880ff} -} \phi^{\leftarrow} \right)