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We discuss the transition probability between energy eigenstates of two displaced “irrigation canal” potentials in its dependence on final state energy and wall steepness. We relate the probability caught underneath the Franck-Condon maximum to the missing probability in the corresponding problem of two displaced infinitely steep and infinitely high potential wells.
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Dedicated to H. Walther on the occasion of his 60th birthday
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Gallas, J.A.C., Schleich, W.P. & Wheeler, J.A. Waves at walls, corners, heights: Looking for simplicity. Appl. Phys. B 60, 279–287 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01135875
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