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Ring-Shaped Vortex Domain in Type-II Superconductors

  • A. Gröger
  • , A. Böhm
  • , U. Beyer
  • , B. Ya Shapiro
  • , I. Shapiro
  • , P. Wyder
  • Max-Planck-Insitut für Festkörperforschung and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract

We present results of experiments in superconducting niobium and numerical simulations showing the creation of a metastable ring-shaped vortex domain by heating. Such vortex rings, if pinned by structural defects, can exist forever.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume90
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

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