Abstract
The phenomenon of wave packet diffraction in space and time is investigated numerically and analytically for a one-dimensional array of equally spaced finite-depth wells. Theoretical predictions for the lattice at long times and at low scattering energies coincide exactly with the results for a single well. At intermediate and short times compared to the classical passage time, the pattern shows both a broad diffractive pattern and an interference pattern inside each diffractive peak. The diffractive structure persists for this case to infinite time.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1045-1053 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1 Feb 2002 |