Migdal effect in solid crystals and the role of nonadiabaticity

We systematically apply the Born-Oppenheimer approximation to show that the Migdal effect in a solid crystal is entirely due to nonadiabatic effects, namely the deviation of the wave function from exact factorization of the electronic and nuclear contributions. The matrix element obtained this way matches exactly the result found by means of a previously derived low energy effective theory.

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Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
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2025-10-17
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https://doi.org/10.1103/198q-nv94
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Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
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Migdal effect in solid crystals and the role of nonadiabaticity

Andrea Rocchi, Angelo Esposito
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
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Migdal effect in solid crystals and the role of nonadiabaticity

Andrea Rocchi, Angelo Esposito
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Abstract

We systematically apply the Born-Oppenheimer approximation to show that the Migdal effect in a solid crystal is entirely due to nonadiabatic effects, namely the deviation of the wave function from exact factorization of the electronic and nuclear contributions. The matrix element obtained this way matches exactly the result found by means of a previously derived low energy effective theory.

Physical review. D/Physical review. D.Vol. 112(7)
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I (IT), Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
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Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
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