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Spin dynamics in tunneling decay of a metastable state

Yue Ban; E. Ya. Sherman;
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  • Published: 31 May 2012 Journal: Physical Review A, volume 85 (issn: 1050-2947, eissn: 1094-1622, Copyright policy)
  • Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
Abstract
We analyze spin dynamics in the tunneling decay of a metastable localized state in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. We find that the spin polarization at short time scales is affected by the initial state while at long time scales both the probability- and the spin density exhibit diffraction-in-time phenomenon. We find that in addition to the tunneling time the tunneling in general can be characterized by a new parameter, the tunneling length. Although the tunneling length is independent on the spin-orbit coupling, it can be accessed by the spin rotation measurement.
doi: 10.1103/physreva.85.052130
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arXiv: Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated ElectronsCondensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall EffectCondensed Matter::Superconductivity
free text keywords: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Coupling, Spin polarization, Tunneling length, Condensed matter physics, Matter wave, Spin-½, Spin dynamics, Physics, Quantum tunnelling, Metastability
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