Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors

Stability of the vortex matter — magnetic flux lines penetrating into the material — in type-II superconductor films is crucially important for their application. If some vortices get detached from pinning centres, the energy dissipated by their motion will facilitate further depinning, and may trig...

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Hauptverfasser: Vestgården, J.I., Johansen, T.H., Galperin, Y.M.
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Veröffentlicht: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2018
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Johansen, T.H.
Galperin, Y.M.
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Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors / J.I. Vestgården, T.H. Johansen, Y.M. Galperin // Физика низких температур. — 2018. — Т. 44, № 6. — С. 603-622. — Бібліогр.: 89 назв. — англ.
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https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/176139
Stability of the vortex matter — magnetic flux lines penetrating into the material — in type-II superconductor films is crucially important for their application. If some vortices get detached from pinning centres, the energy dissipated by their motion will facilitate further depinning, and may trigger an electromagnetic breakdown. In this paper, we review recent theoretical and experimental results on development of the above mentioned thermomagnetic instability. Starting from linear stability analysis for the initial critical-state flux distribution we then discuss a numerical procedure allowing to analyze developed flux avalanches. As an example of this approach we consider ultra-fast dendritic flux avalanches in thin superconducting disks. At the initial stage the flux front corresponding to the dendrite’s trunk moves with velocity up to 100 km/s. At later stage the almost constant velocity leads to a specific propagation regime similar to ray optics. We discuss this regime observed in superconducting films coated by normal strips. Finally, we discuss dramatic enhancement of the anisotropy of the flux patterns due to specific dynamics. In this way we demonstrate that the combination of the linear stability analysis with the numerical approach provides an efficient framework for understanding the ultra-fast coupled nonlocal dynamics of electromagnetic fields and dissipation in superconductor films.
THJ acknowledges the hospitality of Prof. Barbara Neuhauser during his sabbatical stay at San Francisco State University.
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Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України
Физика низких температур
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Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
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title Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
spellingShingle Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
Vestgården, J.I.
Johansen, T.H.
Galperin, Y.M.
Обзор
title_short Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
title_full Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
title_fullStr Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
title_full_unstemmed Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
title_sort nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors
author Vestgården, J.I.
Johansen, T.H.
Galperin, Y.M.
author_facet Vestgården, J.I.
Johansen, T.H.
Galperin, Y.M.
topic Обзор
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publishDate 2018
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description Stability of the vortex matter — magnetic flux lines penetrating into the material — in type-II superconductor films is crucially important for their application. If some vortices get detached from pinning centres, the energy dissipated by their motion will facilitate further depinning, and may trigger an electromagnetic breakdown. In this paper, we review recent theoretical and experimental results on development of the above mentioned thermomagnetic instability. Starting from linear stability analysis for the initial critical-state flux distribution we then discuss a numerical procedure allowing to analyze developed flux avalanches. As an example of this approach we consider ultra-fast dendritic flux avalanches in thin superconducting disks. At the initial stage the flux front corresponding to the dendrite’s trunk moves with velocity up to 100 km/s. At later stage the almost constant velocity leads to a specific propagation regime similar to ray optics. We discuss this regime observed in superconducting films coated by normal strips. Finally, we discuss dramatic enhancement of the anisotropy of the flux patterns due to specific dynamics. In this way we demonstrate that the combination of the linear stability analysis with the numerical approach provides an efficient framework for understanding the ultra-fast coupled nonlocal dynamics of electromagnetic fields and dissipation in superconductor films.
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citation_txt Nucleation and propagation of thermomagnetic avalanches in thin-film superconductors / J.I. Vestgården, T.H. Johansen, Y.M. Galperin // Физика низких температур. — 2018. — Т. 44, № 6. — С. 603-622. — Бібліогр.: 89 назв. — англ.
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