Non-Equilibrium Magnetization in a Ballistic Quantum Dot
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- 27 April 1994
Abstract
We show that Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations in the magnetic moment of an integrable ballistic quantum dot can be destroyed by a time dependent magnetic flux. The effect is due to a nonequilibrium population of perfectly coherent electronic states. For real ballistic systems the equilibrization process, which involves a special type of inelastic electron backscattering, can be so ineffective, that AB oscillations are suppressed when the flux varies with frequency $\omega\sim$ 10$^7$-10$^8$ s$^{-1}$. The effect can be used to measure relaxation times for inelastic backscattering.
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- Version 1, 1994-04-27, ArXiv
- Published version: Physical Review Letters, 73 (1), 162.
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