Vortex avalanches in a type II superconductor

K. Behnia; C. Capan; D. Mailly; B. Etienne

doi:10.1023/a:1022502002498

Vortex avalanches in a type II superconductor

K. Behnia, C. Capan, D. Mailly, B. Etienne

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Abstract

We report on a study of the spatiotemporal variation of magnetic induction in a superconducting niobium sample during a slow sweep of external magnetic field. A sizable fraction of the increase in the local vortex population occurs in abrupt jumps. We compare the size distribution of these avalanches with the predictions of self-organized-criticality models for vortex dynamics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1435-1439
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Volume	117
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1022502002498
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1999
Externally published	Yes

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