Abstract
The energy dependence of the delay time associated with tunnelling through smooth (symmetric) double and triple barriers is investigated. Sharp resonances in the delay are found to mirror resonances in the transmission rate. In the strong-localization limit, particles with off-resonant energies do not perceive the inner potential relief and tunnel through the given double, or triple, barrier in much the same way as they would tunnel through a simple, unstructured barrier. Verification of the derived relations through a high-precision numerical solution of the Schrodinger equation confirms the quality of the obtained expressions in wide energy ranges up to the barrier top.
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