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Current-Temperature Diagram of Resistive States in Long Superconducting Niobium Filaments

F.-R. Ladan
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Michael Rosticher
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J.-P. Maneval
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By applying nanosecond current pulses to narrow superconducting Nb strips, we have observed the induced resistive states expected for quasi 1-D transport, namely localized phase-slip centres (PSC) and hot spots (HS). The current-controlled drive discriminates stable-in-time PSC structures near Tc from expanding HS at lower temperatures. HS-PSC exchange and return towards equilibrium are studied by using two-step current pulses. Remarkably, it appears that a hot spot never forms unless a PSC has first been nucleated. Then from a plot of the threshold currents Ic(T ) and Ih(T ), corresponding to PSC and HS, respectively, one can predict the response to current, temperature, or luminous excitation, as well as the effect of an applied magnetic field.

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hal-00533186 , version 1 (05-11-2010)

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F.-R. Ladan, K. Harrabi, Michael Rosticher, Patrice Mathieu, J.-P. Maneval, et al.. Current-Temperature Diagram of Resistive States in Long Superconducting Niobium Filaments. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 2008, 153, pp.103-122. ⟨10.1007/s10909-008-9821-7⟩. ⟨hal-00533186⟩
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