QUANTUM INTERFERENCE EFFECT IN DECAY-RATE OF METASTABLE SYSTEMS

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GURVITZ, SA [1 ]
MARINOV, MS [1 ]
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[1] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,IL-32000 HAIFA,ISRAEL
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10.1016/0375-9601(90)90321-E
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O4 [物理学];
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Quantum theory predicts a specific interference effect in the decay rate for systems with close metastable levels. The effect may be observed in mesoscopic systems and in experiments on macroscopic tunneling. An example is presented: an escape from the wash-board potential with a bias providing with a resonance of two levels in adjacent wells. © 1990.
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