Confinement and Transfer of a Two-Dimensional Wave Packet under Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields

The motion of a two-dimensional Gaussian wave packet was analyzed under crossed electric and magnetic fields by solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation numerically. It was found that the perpendicular magnetic field prevents the expansion of the wave packet and the in-plane electric field tr...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 40; no. 3S; p. 1973
Main Authors Hidetoshi Takagi, Hidetoshi Takagi, Mitsuru Ishida, Mitsuru Ishida, Nobuhiko Sawaki, Nobuhiko Sawaki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.2001
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Summary:The motion of a two-dimensional Gaussian wave packet was analyzed under crossed electric and magnetic fields by solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation numerically. It was found that the perpendicular magnetic field prevents the expansion of the wave packet and the in-plane electric field transfers the wave packet. The possibility of trapping and transfer of the wave packet is discussed by introducing a phenomenological decay term into the partial waves.
ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.1143/JJAP.40.1973