Journal of Surface Investigation X-ray Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques

Features of Quantum-Particle Propagation through Porous Structures

Г. М. Филиппов, A. S. Sabirov, В. А. Александров, Anatoly Viktorovich Stepanov

Published Nov 1, 2020• 2 citations

Abstract

Abstrtact The propagation of wave packets of quantum particles through porous structures in thin semi-transparent films is studied. Numerical solution of the nonstationary Schrödinger equation is used in two-dimensional (for slits) and three-dimensional (round holes) cases. The transmission coefficient of quantum particles is compared with that of classical particles with the same density distribution. The vortex motion of the flux density having a hydrodynamic analog is studied. A variant of the “quantum caustic” is considered upon scattering of the particle wave packet at an obstacle.

DOI: 10.1134/s1027451020050262

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