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View SchemaElectron dynamics in parallel electric and magnetic fields
| Authors | Christian Bracher, Tobias Kramer, John B. Delos |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0510100 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0510100 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.062114 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. A 73, 062114 (2006) |
Abstract
We examine the spatial distribution of electrons generated by a fixed energy point source in uniform, parallel electric and magnetic fields. This problem is simple enough to permit analytic quantum and semiclassical solution, and it harbors a rich set of features which find their interpretation in the unusual and interesting properties of the classical motion of the electrons: For instance, the number of interfering trajectories can be adjusted in this system, and the turning surfaces of classical motion contain a complex array of singularities. We perform a comprehensive analysis of both the semiclassical approximation and the quantum solution, and we make predictions that should serve as a guide for future photodetachment experiments.
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