Microwave power handling capability of HTS superconducting thin films: Weak links and thermal effects induced limitation

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 9, Issue 2 PART 2, 1999, Pages 2456-2459

  Wosik, J ^a   Xie, L M ^a   Grabovickic, R ^a   Hogan, T ^a   Long, S A ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HEATING; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVES; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIELECTRIC CAVITY; MICROWAVE POWER HANDLING CAPABILITY; NONLINEAR CAVITY RESPONSE; THERMAL REACTIVE CO EVAPORATION; WEAK LINKS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0032685350     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.784973     Document Type: Article

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