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Physical Review B

Preparation and readout of a Josephson vortex in a double-well potential

Giovanni Carapella, Flavia Russo, Rossella Latempa, G. Costabile

Published Sep 16, 2004• 9 citations
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Abstract

We report on the escape of a Josephson vortex from a magnetic-field induced double-well potential. A characterization in the thermal (or classic) regime is presented here, with attention to the preparation and readout of the vortex state.
DOI
10.1103/physrevb.70.092502

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