Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 899–902 (1999)Stochastic Phase Switching of a Parametrically Driven Electron in a Penning TrapReceived 7 January 1999; published in the issue dated 2 August 1999 Fluctuation-induced switching of driven bistable systems, far from equilibrium, has been the focus of theoretical analysis and analog circuit computations. A parametrically driven electron in a Penning trap is shown to be a nearly ideal experimental realization. Noise applied to this dynamic double well system produces random switching between two steady-state oscillations which differ in the oscillation phase by 180∘. © 1999 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.899
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.899
PACS:
05.40.Ca, 05.45.Ac, 05.70.Ln, 32.80.Pj
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