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We consider the influence of spin effects on the inter-Landau level electron-electron scattering rate in a two-dimensional electron gas. Because of exchange spin splitting, the Landau levels are not equidistant. This leads to the suppression of Auger processes and a nonlinear dependence of the lifetime on the concentration of excited electrons even at very low excitation levels.
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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 67, No. 8, 574–579 (25 April 1998)
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Tsitsishvili, E., Levinson, Y. Exchange interaction effects in inter-Landau level Auger scattering in a two-dimensional electron gas. Jetp Lett. 67, 607–612 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567734
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