Based on the time-dependent Hartree-Fock equations we study many-body effec
ts in the absorption spectra as well as temporally and spectrally resolved
four-wave-mixing signals of modulation-doped quantum well structures. For s
ufficiently long dephasing times we find a beating behavior in the time-reo
lved signals related to the Coulomb enhancement. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science
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