Dynamical model for the quantum-to-classical crossover of shot noise

J. Tworzydlo, A. Tajic, H. Schomerus, C. W. J. Beenakker

Published 2003-04-15, updated 2003-07-07Version 2

We use the open kicked rotator to model the chaotic scattering in a ballistic quantum dot coupled by two point contacts to electron reservoirs. By calculating the system-size-over-wave-length dependence of the shot noise power we study the crossover from wave to particle dynamics. Both a fully quantum mechanical and a semiclassical calculation are presented. We find numerically in both approaches that the noise power is reduced exponentially with the ratio of Ehrenfest time and dwell time, in agreement with analytical predictions.