54 research outputs found
Contribution of forbidden orbits in the photoabsorption spectra of atoms and molecules in a magnetic field
In a previous work [Phys. Rev. A \textbf{66}, 0134XX (2002)] we noted a
partial disagreement between quantum R-matrix and semiclassical calculations of
photoabsorption spectra of molecules in a magnetic field. We show this
disagreement is due to a non-vanishing contribution of processes which are
forbidden according to the usual semiclassical formalism. Formulas to include
these processes are obtained by using a refined stationary phase approximation.
The resulting higher order in contributions also account for previously
unexplained ``recurrences without closed-orbits''. Quantum and semiclassical
photoabsorption spectra for Rydberg atoms and molecules in a magnetic field are
calculated and compared to assess the validity of the first-order forbidden
orbit contributions.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure
Semiclassical cross section correlations
We calculate within a semiclassical approximation the autocorrelation
function of cross sections. The starting point is the semiclassical expression
for the diagonal matrix elements of an operator. For general operators with a
smooth classical limit the autocorrelation function of such matrix elements has
two contributions with relative weights determined by classical dynamics. We
show how the random matrix result can be obtained if the operator approaches a
projector onto a single initial state. The expressions are verified in
calculations for the kicked rotor.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
Semiclassical quantization of the hydrogen atom in crossed electric and magnetic fields
The S-matrix theory formulation of closed-orbit theory recently proposed by
Granger and Greene is extended to atoms in crossed electric and magnetic
fields. We then present a semiclassical quantization of the hydrogen atom in
crossed fields, which succeeds in resolving individual lines in the spectrum,
but is restricted to the strongest lines of each n-manifold. By means of a
detailed semiclassical analysis of the quantum spectrum, we demonstrate that it
is the abundance of bifurcations of closed orbits that precludes the resolution
of finer details. They necessitate the inclusion of uniform semiclassical
approximations into the quantization process. Uniform approximations for the
generic types of closed-orbit bifurcation are derived, and a general method for
including them in a high-resolution semiclassical quantization is devised
A Search for the Electric Dipole Moment of the Tau-Lepton
Using the ARGUS detector at the e+e- storage ring DORIS II, we have searched
for the real and imaginary part of the electric dipole formfactor d_tau of the
tau lepton in the production of tau pairs at q^2=100 GeV^2. This is the first
direct measurement of this CP violating formfactor. We applied the method of
optimised observables which takes into account all available information on the
observed tau decay products. No evidence for CP violation was found, and we
derive the following results: Re(d_tau)=(1.6+-.9)*10^(-16) ecm and
Im(d_tau)=(-0.2+-0.8)*10^(-16) ecm, where statistical and systematic errors
have been combined.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures (10 subfigures
Intermittency and Chaos in Monte-Carlo Based Simulations of Low Temperature Impurity Breakdown
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Microscopic analysis of noise and nonlinear dynamics in p -type germanium
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Scaled-energy spectroscopy of helium vertical bar M vertical bar=1 Rydberg atoms in a static electric field
We present scaled-energy spectra on helium Rydberg atoms in a static electric field. /M/ = 1 states were studied in excitation from the 2 S-1(0) metastable state. Spectra were recorded for epsilon = -2.940(4), epsilon = -2.350(4), both below the saddle point, and epsilon = -1.760(4), above the saddle point. Closed-orbit theory was applied to interpret the spectra. A recent extension to closed-orbit theory, incorporating core effects, was used. This significantly improved agreement between experiment and theory. [S1050-2947(98)02610-9]
Intermittent breakdown of current-oscillation tori in n-type GaAs epitaxial layers
Self-sustained current oscillations in high-purity n-type GaAs epitaxial layers were investigated for intermittent behavior in the control parameter plane constituted by the constant bias voltage and an external magnetic field. Intermittent windows were observed in a sequence of Hopf bifurcations. Quasiperiodic and frequency-locked oscillations were found to follow an intermittency type-II or type-III route to chaos in the Pomeau-Manneville classification scheme. Additionally, intermittent bursts due to noise were observed at voltages well below the threshold of bifurcation
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