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Theoretical model for magnetooptic imaging

Materials Science 2007-05-23 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

A theoretical model for magnetooptic imaging is presented. The model gives a detailed description of the magnetooptic indicator and the optical imaging system, where the intensity at the detector plane is described by a set of diffraction integrals. To demonstrate the applicability of the model, some issues concerning imaging of single vortices in superconductors are studied. It is found that the useful signal is strongly dependent on the penetration depth of the superconductor, and also the sensitivity and thickness of the indicator.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0201494,
  title  = {Theoretical model for magnetooptic imaging},
  author = {L. E. Helseth},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0201494},
  year   = {2007}
}

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18 pages, 4 figures