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TT: Tiefe Temperaturen

TT 20: Postersitzung IV (Mesoskopische Systeme, Supraleitung: Massivmaterialien, Bandleiter, Pinning, Vortexdynamik, Transporteigenschaften, Korngrenzen)

TT 20.2: Poster

Thursday, March 27, 2003, 14:30–19:00, P2c, P2d

Dephasing in a mesoscopic interferometer — •Georg Seelig and Markus Büttiker — Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland

The reduction of the amplitude of Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in a ballistic one-channel mesoscopic interferometer due to charge fluctuations is investigated. In the arrangement considered the interferometer has four terminals and is coupled to macroscopic metallic side-gates. The Aharonov-Bohm oscillation amplitude is calculated as a function of temperature and the strength of coupling between the ring and the side-gates. The resulting dephasing rate is linear in temperature in agreement with recent experiments. Our derivation emphasizes the relationship between dephasing, ac-transport and charge fluctuations.