Abstract
We investigate the problem of Zener transitions in a system where the external drive is spiky. This describes for example a Josephson junction driven by a sequence of current pulses. In the limit of small spikes we recover the Landau-Zener expression. In the limit where the discreteness of the spikes is more pronoundced the transition probability approaches unity. The crossover is characterized by strong interference effects.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 943-944 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 165-166 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |