Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Physical Review A
Pub Date
6-2006
Publisher
American Physical Society
Volume
73
Issue
6
Abstract
We examine the spatial distribution of electrons generated by a fixed energy point source in uniform, parallel electric, and magnetic fields. This problem is simple enough to permit analytic quantum and semiclassical solution, and it harbors a rich set of features which find their interpretation in the unusual and interesting properties of the classical motion of the electrons: For instance, the number of interfering trajectories can be adjusted in this system, and the turning surfaces of classical motion contain a complex array of singularities. We perform a comprehensive analysis of the semiclassical approximation and compare it to the quantum solution, and we make predictions that should serve as a guide for future photodetachment experiments.
Recommended Citation
Bracher, Christian; Kramer, Tobias; and Delos, John B., Electron Dynamics in Parallel Electric and Magnetic Fields (2006). Physical Review A, 73(6).
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.062114
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.062114
