Experimental evidence and consequences of rare events in quantum tunneling

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 297-303

  Da Costa, V ^a   Henry, Y ^a   Bardou, F ^a   Romeo, M ^a   Ounadjela, K ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

05.40. a Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, noise, and Brownian motion; 73.40.Gk Tunneling; 73.40.Rw Metal insulator metal structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001053286     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050035     Document Type: Article

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