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rf surface impedance of a two-gap superconductor, considering magnesium diboride for accelerator applications

Superconductivity 2019-05-15 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we apply the two-band extension [1] of BCS theory [2] into the Mattis-Bardeen theory [3] to obtain the surface impedance of a two-band superconductor, and apply it to magnesium diboride (MgB2) for radiofrequency (RF) superconductivity applications. The numerical results for MgB2 are in good agreement with the previously published experimental results [4]. The surface impedance properties are clearly dominated by the smaller gap, significantly limiting utility in the 10-20 K regime that might otherwise have been attractive.

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@article{arxiv.1803.08786,
  title  = {rf surface impedance of a two-gap superconductor, considering magnesium diboride for accelerator applications},
  author = {Binping Xiao and C. E. Reece},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.08786},
  year   = {2019}
}

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7 pages, 1 figure, 1 table