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Quantum tunnelling of muonium in copper(I) chloride MacFarlane, W. Andrew
Abstract
The unusual behaviour of paramagnetic muonium centres in the binary semiconductor Copper(I) Chloride at low temperatures lacks a satisfactory explanation. In this thesis, after a brief review of the experimental results to date, a model for the spin dynamics of the muon as it undergoes local quantum tunnelling motion amongst four wells arranged in a tetrahedron is presented. Calculations based on this model suggest that a level crossing resonance associated with the tunnel splitting could be observed in a 1iSR experiment.
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Quantum tunnelling of muonium in copper(I) chloride
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University of British Columbia
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| Date Issued |
1992
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| Description |
The unusual behaviour of paramagnetic muonium centres in the binary semiconductor
Copper(I) Chloride at low temperatures lacks a satisfactory explanation. In this thesis,
after a brief review of the experimental results to date, a model for the spin dynamics of
the muon as it undergoes local quantum tunnelling motion amongst four wells arranged
in a tetrahedron is presented. Calculations based on this model suggest that a level
crossing resonance associated with the tunnel splitting could be observed in a 1iSR
experiment.
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application/pdf
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| Language |
eng
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| Date Available |
2008-12-18
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0085117
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University of British Columbia
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| Graduation Date |
1992-11
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| Scholarly Level |
Graduate
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