Dynamics and energy distribution of nonequilibrium quasiparticles in superconducting tunnel junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Segall, K ^a,b   Wilson, C ^a   Li, L ^a   Frunzio, L ^a   Friedrich, S ^a   Gaidis, M C ^a   Prober, D E ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGING; PHOTON; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECTROMETER; SUPERCONDUCTING TUNNEL JUNCTION; SUPERCONDUCTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY; X RAY;

EID: 13744262113     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.214520     Document Type: Article

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