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Evidence of a Nonequilibrium Distribution of Quasiparticles in the Microwave Response of a Superconducting Aluminum Resonator

Pieter de Visser, D. J. Goldie, P. Diener +3 more

In a superconductor, absorption of photons with an energy below the superconducting gap leads to redistribution of quasiparticles over energy and thus induces a strong nonequilibrium quasiparticle energy distribution. We have measured the electrodynamic response, quality factor, and resonant frequency of a superconducting aluminium microwave resonator as a function of microwave power and temperature. Below 200 mK, both the quality factor and resonant frequency decrease with increasing microwave power, consistent with the creation of excess quasiparticles due to microwave absorption. Counterintuitively, above 200 mK, the quality factor and resonant frequency increase with increasing power. We demonstrate that the effect can only be understood by a nonthermal quasiparticle distribution.In a superconductor, absorption of photons with an energy below the superconducting gap leads to redistribution of quasiparticles over energy and thus induces a strong nonequilibrium quasiparticle energy distribution. We have measured the electrodynamic response, quality factor, and resonant frequency of a superconducting aluminium microwave resonator as a function of microwave power and temperature. Below 200 mK, both the quality factor and resonant frequency decrease with increasing microwave power, consistent with the creation of excess quasiparticles due to microwave absorption. Counterintuitively, above 200 mK, the quality factor and resonant frequency increase with increasing power. We demonstrate that the effect can only be understood by a nonthermal quasiparticle distribution.

arXiv:1306.4992Physical Review LettersJan 28, 2014138 citations

Influence of quasiparticles in the energy gap on the characteristics of superconducting devices

Takashi Noguchi

IEICE Technical Report; IEICE Tech. Rep.Oct 8, 20140 citations

On the Electron–Electron Interaction in Superconductors

Voicu Dolocan

Journal of SuperconductivityJun 1, 20000 citations

Infrared catastrophe in a two-quasiparticle collision integral

Olga V. Dimitrova, V. E. Kravtsov

Relaxation of a nonequilibrium state in a disordered metal with a spin-dependent electron energy distribution is considered. The collision integral due to the electron-electron interaction is computed within the approximation of a two-quasiparticle scattering. It is shown that the spin-flip scattering processes with a small energy transfer may lead to the divergence of the collision integral for a quasi one-dimensional wire. This divergence is present only for a spin-dependent electron energy distribution that corresponds to the total electron spin magnetization M = 0 and only for nonzero interaction in the triplet channel. In this case, a nonperturbative treatment of the electron-electron interaction is needed to provide an effective infrared cutoff.Relaxation of a nonequilibrium state in a disordered metal with a spin-dependent electron energy distribution is considered. The collision integral due to the electron-electron interaction is computed within the approximation of a two-quasiparticle scattering. It is shown that the spin-flip scattering processes with a small energy transfer may lead to the divergence of the collision integral for a quasi one-dimensional wire. This divergence is present only for a spin-dependent electron energy distribution that corresponds to the total electron spin magnetization M = 0 and only for nonzero interaction in the triplet channel. In this case, a nonperturbative treatment of the electron-electron interaction is needed to provide an effective infrared cutoff.

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics LettersJan 1, 200810 citations

Quasiparticle density of states in high-Tc superconductors in the superconducting state

T. Hata, Seiichiro Onari, Syuta Honda +3 more

Physica C SuperconductivityMay 19, 20070 citations

Infrared catastrophe in a two-quasiparticle collision integral

Olga V. Dimitrova, V. E. Kravtsov

Relaxation of a non-equilibrium state in a disordered metal with a spin-dependent electron energy distribution is considered. The collision integral due to the electron-electron interaction is computed within the approximation of a two-quasiparticle scattering. We show that the spin-flip scattering processes with a small energy transfer may lead to the divergence of the collision integral for a quasi one-dimensional wire. This divergence is present only for a spin-dependent electron energy distribution which corresponds to the total electron spin magnetization M=0 and only for non-zero interaction in the triplet channel. In this case a non-perturbative treatment of the electron-electron interaction is needed to provide an effective infrared cut-off.Relaxation of a non-equilibrium state in a disordered metal with a spin-dependent electron energy distribution is considered. The collision integral due to the electron-electron interaction is computed within the approximation of a two-quasiparticle scattering. We show that the spin-flip scattering processes with a small energy transfer may lead to the divergence of the collision integral for a quasi one-dimensional wire. This divergence is present only for a spin-dependent electron energy distribution which corresponds to the total electron spin magnetization M=0 and only for non-zero interaction in the triplet channel. In this case a non-perturbative treatment of the electron-electron interaction is needed to provide an effective infrared cut-off.

arXiv:0710.3222Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics LettersFeb 1, 20084 citations

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