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We acknowledge the Graduate College "Molecular organization and dynamics at interfaces" of the University of Ulm and the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon (FCT/UNL), for financial support. Thanks to Prof. W. Schleich and Dr. M. Freyberger of the Department of Quantum Physics for the discussions about the Talbot effect.