Controllable injector for local flux entry into superconducting films
RIS ID
109587
Abstract
A superconducting flux injector (SFI) has been designed to allow for controlled injections of magnetic flux into a superconducting film from a predefined location along the edge. The SFI is activated by an external current pulse, here chosen to be 200 ms long, and it is demonstrated on films of Nb that the amount of injected flux is controlled by the pulse height. Examples of injections at two different temperatures where the flux enters by stimulated flux-flow and by triggered thermomagnetic avalanches are presented. The boundary between the two types of injection is determined and discussed. The SFI opens up for active use of phenomena which up to now have been considered hazardous for a safe operation of superconducting devices.
Publication Details
Carmo, D., Colauto, F., De Andrade, A. M H., Oliveira, A. A M., Ortiz, W. A. & Johansen, T. H. (2016). Controllable injector for local flux entry into superconducting films. Superconductor Science and Technology, 29 (9), 095003-1-095003-5.