| | PASPS III Conference: Conference Session |
 | | The relaxation time, tau, can be determined from the exponential decay of n_t, an average number of tunneling electrons per one pulse cycle, as a function of wait time, t_h, during which an electron is allowed to relax from the excited state to the ground state. |
 | | We are able to curve-fit this Gamma dependence of tau by 1/tau=1/tau_so+1/tau_cot, where tau_so is the Gamma?independent spin-orbit relaxation time and tau_cot is the cotunneling relaxation time which is inversely proportional to Gamma^2. |
 | | The above experimental finding that the relaxation is actually described by two exponential components is consistent with the relaxation by spin-orbit interaction; faster component corresponds to allowed transition (S_Z =+1 and -1) and slower one corresponds to forbidden transition (S_Z =0) slowly decaying by suppressed cotunneling. |
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