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Classical analogy for the deflection of flux avalanches by a metallic layer

Superconductivity 2015-06-22 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

Sudden avalanches of magnetic flux bursting into a superconducting sample undergo deflections of their trajectories when encountering a conductive layer deposited on top of the superconductor. Remarkably, in some cases flux is totally excluded from the area covered by the conductive layer. We present a simple classical model that accounts for this behaviour and considers a magnetic monopole approaching a semi-infinite conductive plane. This model suggests that magnetic braking is an important mechanism responsible for avalanche deflection.

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@article{arxiv.1408.2420,
  title  = {Classical analogy for the deflection of flux avalanches by a metallic layer},
  author = {J. Brisbois and B. Vanderheyden and F. Colauto and M. Motta and W. A. Ortiz and J. Fritzsche and N. D. Nguyen and B. Hackens and O. -A. Adami and A. V. Silhanek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.2420},
  year   = {2015}
}

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14 pages, 5 figures