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Little-Parks effect in a superconducting loop with magnetic dot
We have studied the nucleation of superconductivity in a mesoscopic Al loop,
enclosing magnetic dot with perpendicular magnetization. The superconducting
phase boundary Tc(B), determined from transport measurements, is asymmetric
with respect to the polarity of an applied magnetic field. The maximum critical
temperature has been found for a finite applied magnetic field, which is
antiparallel to the magnetization of the dot. Theoretical phase boundary shows
a good agreement with the experimental data.Comment: to be published in Phys. Rev. B - Brief Report
Measurement of the Michel Parameter xi" in Polarized Muon Decay and Implications on Exotic Couplings of the Leptonic Weak Interaction
The Michel parameter xi" has been determined from a measurement of the
longitudinal polarization of positrons emitted in the decay of polarized and
depolarized muons. The result, xi" = 0.981 +- 0.045stat +- 0.003syst, is
consistent with the Standard Model prediction of unity, and provides an order
of magnitude improvement in the relative precision of this parameter. This
value sets new constraints on exotic couplings beyond the dominant V-A
description of the leptonic weak interaction.Comment: 15 pages, 16 figures, 3 tables; submitted to Phys. Rev.
Critical temperature oscillations in magnetically coupled superconducting mesoscopic loops
We study the magnetic interaction between two superconducting concentric
mesoscopic Al loops, close to the superconducting/normal phase transition. The
phase boundary is measured resistively for the two-loop structure as well as
for a reference single loop. In both systems Little-Parks oscillations,
periodic in field are observed in the critical temperature Tc versus applied
magnetic field H. In the Fourier spectrum of the Tc(H) oscillations, a weak
'low frequency' response shows up, which can be attributed to the inner loop
supercurrent magnetic coupling to the flux of the outer loop. The amplitude of
this effect can be tuned by varying the applied transport current.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
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Little-Parks effect and multiquanta vortices in a hybrid superconductor--ferromagnet system
Within the phenomenological Ginzburg-Landau theory we investigate the phase
diagram of a thin superconducting film with ferromagnetic nanoparticles. We
study the oscillatory dependence of the critical temperature on an external
magnetic field similar to the Little-Parks effect and formation of multiquantum
vortex structures. The structure of a superconducting state is studied both
analytically and numerically.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figure. Submitted to J. Phys.: Condens. Mat
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