Direct observation of non-local effects in a superconductor

A. Suter; E. Morenzoni; R. Khasanov; H. Luetkens; T. Prokscha; N. Garifianov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.087001

Direct observation of non-local effects in a superconductor

Superconductivity 2009-11-10 v1

Authors: A. Suter , E. Morenzoni , R. Khasanov , H. Luetkens , T. Prokscha , N. Garifianov

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Abstract

We have used the technique of low energy muon spin rotation to measure the local magnetic field profile B(z) beneath the surface of a lead film maintained in the Meissner state (z depth from the surface, z <= 200 nm). The data unambiguously show that B(z) clearly deviates from an exponential law and represent the first direct, model independent proof for a non-local response in a superconductor.

Keywords

muon spin rotation Meissner state non-local response lead film local magnetic field

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0310203,
  title  = {Direct observation of non-local effects in a superconductor},
  author = {A. Suter and E. Morenzoni and R. Khasanov and H. Luetkens and T. Prokscha and N. Garifianov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0310203},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures

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