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Counting Statistics in Multi-stable Systems

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2010-05-07 v3

Abstract

Using a microscopic model for stochastic transport through a single quantum dot that is modified by the Coulomb interaction of environmental (weakly coupled) quantum dots, we derive generic properties of the full counting statistics for multi-stable Markovian transport systems. We study the temporal crossover from multi-modal to broad uni-modal distributions depending on the initial mixture, the long-term asymptotics and the divergence of the cumulants in the limit of a large number of transport branches. Our findings demonstrate that the counting statistics of a single resonant level may be used to probe background charge configurations.

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@article{arxiv.0912.2887,
  title  = {Counting Statistics in Multi-stable Systems},
  author = {Gernot Schaller and Gerold Kießlich and Tobias Brandes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.2887},
  year   = {2010}
}

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slighly expanded explanations, PRB in press

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