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Acta Physica Sinica

Diffractive effect of quantum spectra in the annular billiard

Zhang Ji-Quan, Yanhui Zhang, Zhou Hui, Jia Zheng-Mao, Lin Sheng-Lu, 山东师范大学物理与电子科学学院,济南 250014

Published Jan 1, 2009• 2 citations
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Abstract

We analyze the quantum spectra of the two-dimensional annular billiard system based on the open-orbit quantum spectrum function, and respectively calculate the Fourier-transformed quantum spectra for various values of a parameter （in the case f=Rin/Rout）. The results show that the peak positions of quantum spectrum match with the lengths of classical orbits of particle motion very well ，and the semiclassical closed-orbit theory affords a good explanation. While the inner circle radius becomes comparaber with the de Brogile wavelength of the particle, the character of quantum spectrum changes essentially, turning out to be similar with the pattern of optical diffraction, which is a purely wavelike phenomenon and accords with Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction theorem. Our treatment provides a basis theory for researching the property of billiard system and microjunction transport, and opens a new way to investigate the diffraction of crystal and spectral analysis.

DOI
10.7498/aps.58.5965

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