Switching phenomena in an annular Josephson junction

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumn 435, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 87-91

  Gulevich, D ^a   Kusmartsev, F ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular Josephson junctions; Switching current; Thermal escape

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; SWITCHING THEORY;

ANNULAR JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; SWITCHING CURRENT; THERMAL ESCAPE;

JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES;

EID: 33645018822     PISSN: 09214534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2006.01.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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