{
  "id": "cond-mat/9710095",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "1997-10-10T04:13:54.000Z",
  "updated": "1997-10-10T04:13:54.000Z",
  "title": "Intrinsic Decoherence in Mesoscopic Systems",
  "authors": [
    "P. Mohanty",
    "E. M. Q. Jariwala",
    "R. A. Webb"
  ],
  "comment": "4 pages, 4 figures & 1 table",
  "journal": "Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3366 (1997)",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3366",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall"
  ],
  "abstract": "We present measurements of the phase coherence time $\\tau_\\phi$ in six quasi-1D Au wires and clearly show that $\\tau_\\phi$ is temperature independent at low temperatures. We suggest that zero-point fluctuations of the intrinsic electromagnetic environment are responsible for the observed saturation of $\\tau_\\phi$. We introduce a new functional form for the temperature dependence and present the results of a calculation for the saturation value of $\\tau_\\phi$. This explains the observed temperature dependence of our samples as well as many 1D and 2D systems reported to date.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "1997-10-10T04:13:54.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "mesoscopic systems",
      "intrinsic decoherence",
      "temperature dependence",
      "phase coherence time",
      "intrinsic electromagnetic environment"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Phys. Rev. Lett."
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 4,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}