Semiclassical theory of shot noise in mesoscopic conductors

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 219-248

  De Jong, M J M ^a,b   Beenakker, C W J ^b  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electronic transport theory; Noise and fluctuations

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FERMI LEVEL; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PROBABILITY; SHOT NOISE; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT;

BOLTZMANN-LANGEVIN EQUATION; CHARGE CONSERVING ELECTRON RESERVOIRS; CLASSICAL TRANSMISSION PROBABILITIES; DEGENERATE ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT THEORY; MESOSCOPIC CONDUCTORS; PHASE COHERENCE; SEMICLASSICAL THEORY; TIME DEPENDENT CURRENT FLUCTUATIONS; TUNNEL BARRIER;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

EID: 0030211376     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(96)00068-4     Document Type: Article

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