Escape of quantum particles from an open nano-circular microcavity

Abstract

When a laser is irradiated on a negative ion, it will provide a coherent, mono-energetic source of detached electrons propagating out from the location of the negative ion. The total escape probability density of the electrons when the negative ion is placed inside an open nano-circular microcavity has been studied on the basis of the semiclassical theory. It is shown that significant oscillations appear in the total escape probability density due to the quantum interference effects. Besides, our study suggests that the escape probability density depends on the laser polarization sensitively. In order to show the correspondence between the escaped probability density and the detached electron׳s escaped orbits clearly, we calculate the path length spectrum and find that each peak corresponds to the length of one detached electron׳s escaped orbit. This study provides an example where the quantum nature of the electron׳s wave function can be observed in the macroscopic world. Our study may guide the future experimental research on the escape and transport process of particles through semiconductor microjunctions.