Edge magnetoplasmons in a partially screened two-dimensional electron gas on a helium surface

TL;DR

This study investigates edge magnetoplasmons in a partially-screened electron system on helium, comparing experimental results with existing theories and highlighting areas of agreement and deviation across different magnetic field regimes.

Contribution

It provides experimental validation and comparison of edge magnetoplasmon behavior with theoretical models, revealing both qualitative agreement and quantitative discrepancies.

Findings

Frequency and screening agree with Fetter's theory at small fields.

Frequencies match zero-field theory.

Deviations from theory occur at smaller fields for finite samples.

Abstract

We report a study of edge magnetoplasmons in a partially-screened system of electrons on a helium surface. We compare experimental results with theories of the frequency, damping, and penetration-depth dependence on magnetic field, temperature-dependent damping, and the dependence of the frequency on screening. We show explicitly the dependence of frequency on the edge density profile. The frequency and screening are in qualitative agreement with the theory of Fetter at small fields, and the frequencies agree with theory in the limit of zero magnetic field. The frequency and linewidths in intermediate and large fields exhibit the features of the qualitative predictions of Volkov and Mikhailov, but differ numerically. Deviations from theory for a finite sample occur at smaller fields. The dependence of frequency on the density profile is stronger than predicted by these authors, and the penetration-depth variation with field confirms their prediction for small fields.