GAUSSIAN WAVEPACKET DYNAMICS AND THE LANDAU-ZENER MODEL FOR NONADIABATIC TRANSITIONS

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作者
HENRIKSEN, NE
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[1] Chemistry Department B, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby
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10.1016/0009-2614(92)85825-U
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The Landau-Zener model for transitions between two linear diabatic potentials is examined. We derive, in the weak-coupling limit, an expression for the transition probability where the classical trajectory and the constant velocity approximations are abandoned and replaced by quantum dynamics described by a Gaussian wavepacket. A remarkable agreement with the results from the simple Landau-Zener formula is observed.
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