Increase and decrease of tunneling by variation of the barrier height

Zdzislaw Suchanecki, Jacob Levitan

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Abstract

We show, based on some results from classical analysis, that time-dependent perturbations can either increase or decrease the tunneling probability. The results depend on the form of the function T(√V), where T is the transmission coefficient and V the potential. If T(√V) is convex, the perturbation will always result in a decrease of the tunneling; if T(√V) is concave, both increase as well as decrease occur.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-284
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume180
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 1992
Externally publishedYes

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