Two-phonon scattering of magnetorotons in fractional quantum Hall liquids

We study the phonon-assisted process of dissociation of a magnetoroton, in a fractional quantum Hall liquid, into an unbound pair of quasiparticles. Whilst the dissociation is forbidden to first order in the electron-phonon interaction, it can occur as a two-phonon process. Depending on the value of...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2001-12
Main Authors: Apalkov, V M, Portnoi, M E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dependence
Electron phonon interactions
Phonons
Quantum theory
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Summary:We study the phonon-assisted process of dissociation of a magnetoroton, in a fractional quantum Hall liquid, into an unbound pair of quasiparticles. Whilst the dissociation is forbidden to first order in the electron-phonon interaction, it can occur as a two-phonon process. Depending on the value of final separation between the quasiparticles, the dissociation is either a single event involving absorption of one phonon and emission of another phonon of similar energy, or a two-phonon diffusion of a quasiexciton in momentum space. The dependence of the magnetoroton dissociation time on the filling factor of the incompressible liquid is found.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0112062