Published October 28, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Exact results for survival probability in the multistate Landau-Zener model

  • 1. V Fock Institute of Physics, University of St Petersburg, 198904 St Petersburg (Russian Federation)

Description

An exact formula is derived for survival probability in the multistate Landau-Zener model in the special case where the initially populated state corresponds to the extremal (maximum or minimum) slope of a linear diabatic potential curve. The formula was originally guessed by S Brundobler and V Elzer (1993 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 26 1211) based on numerical calculations. It is a simple generalization of the expression for the probability of diabatic passage in the famous two-state Landau-Zener model. Our result is obtained via analysis and summation of the entire perturbation theory series

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/37/4069/b4_20_003.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ISSN 1361-6455) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 4069-4084
ISSN
0953-4075
CODEN
JPAPEH

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36031344
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DIABATIC APPROXIMATION; ENERGY LEVELS; LANDAU-ZENER FORMULA; PERTURBATION THEORY; POTENTIALS; PROBABILITY