DYNAMICS OF VORTICES IN UNDERDAMPED JOSEPHSON-JUNCTION ARRAYS

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作者
VANDERZANT, HSJ [1 ]
FRITSCHY, FC [1 ]
ORLANDO, TP [1 ]
MOOIJ, JE [1 ]
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[1] MIT, DEPT ELECT ENGN & COMP SCI, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2531
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Vortex motion has been studied for the first time in high-quality, highly underdamped, two-dimensional Josephson-junction arrays, with normal-state junction resistances ranging from 43-OMEGA to 48 k-OMEGA. Strong similarity is found with the dynamics of the phase in single junctions, e.g., vortices with mass moving in the spatially periodic washboard potential of the 2D array. High-resistance arrays show resistance below 35 mK due to either thermally activated depinning or quantum fluctuations.
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页码:2531 / 2534
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