Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons

For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz “jiggles” in a superconducting fluid. «Read more at MIT News»

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light you shine at it: Optical light illuminates a material’s surface, while X‑rays reveal its internal structures and infrared captures a material’s radiating heat.

Now, MIT physicists have used terahertz light to reveal inherent, quantum vibrations in a superconducting material, which have not been observable until now.