MECHANISM FOR RESONANCE IN THE INTERACTION OF TUNNELING PARTICLES WITH MODULATION QUANTA

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HAGMANN, MJ
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[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami
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10.1063/1.360667
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Numerical simulations of quantum tunneling with time-dependent barriers show that there is a resonance, with a marked increase in the tunneling current. For square barriers the resonance occurs when the tunneling particles absorb modulation quanta and the length of the barrier is a multiple of one-half de Broglie wavelengths. The resonance has a similar mechanism with triangular barriers. However, the relationship is more complex because the absorption and emission of modulation quanta takes place throughout the full length of the barrier, whereas this exchange only occurs at the ends of a square barrier. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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