Three-dimensional tunneling in quantum ballistic motion

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-48

  Bracher, C ^a   Becker, W ^a,b,c   Gurvitz, S A ^a,d   Kleber, M ^a   Marinov, M S ^a,e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^e TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0032330044     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18806     Document Type: Article

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