Relativistic tunneling through opaque barriers

Journal Article · Tue Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.83.022111· OSTI ID:21537117

De Leo, Stefano; Leonardi, Vinicius ^[1]

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1. Department of Applied Mathematics, State University of Campinas, SP 13083-970, Campinas (Brazil)

We propose an analytical study of relativistic tunneling through opaque barriers. We obtain a closed formula for the phase time. This formula is in excellent agreement with the numerical simulations and corrects the standard formula obtained by the stationary phase method. An important result is found when the upper limit of the incoming energy distribution coincides with the upper limit of the tunneling zone. In this case, the phase time is proportional to the barrier width.

• OSTI ID: 21537117
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 83, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.022111; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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