30 research outputs found
On the Floquet Theory of Delay Differential Equations
We present an analytical approach to deal with nonlinear delay differential
equations close to instabilities of time periodic reference states. To this end
we start with approximately determining such reference states by extending the
Poincar'e Lindstedt and the Shohat expansions which were originally developed
for ordinary differential equations. Then we systematically elaborate a linear
stability analysis around a time periodic reference state. This allows to
approximately calculate the Floquet eigenvalues and their corresponding
eigensolutions by using matrix valued continued fractions
On the Mechanism of Time--Delayed Feedback Control
The Pyragas method for controlling chaos is investigated in detail from the
experimental as well as theoretical point of view. We show by an analytical
stability analysis that the revolution around an unstable periodic orbit
governs the success of the control scheme. Our predictions concerning the
transient behaviour of the control signal are confirmed by numerical
simulations and an electronic circuit experiment.Comment: 4 pages, REVTeX, 4 eps-figures included Phys. Rev. Lett., in press
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Time--delay autosynchronization of the spatio-temporal dynamics in resonant tunneling diodes
The double barrier resonant tunneling diode exhibits complex spatio-temporal
patterns including low-dimensional chaos when operated in an active external
circuit. We demonstrate how autosynchronization by time--delayed feedback
control can be used to select and stabilize specific current density patterns
in a noninvasive way. We compare the efficiency of different control schemes
involving feedback in either local spatial or global degrees of freedom. The
numerically obtained Floquet exponents are explained by analytical results from
linear stability analysis.Comment: 10 pages, 16 figure
Magnetically induced anisotropy of flux penetration into strong-pinning superconductor/ferromagnet bilayers
We studied the impact of soft ferromagnetic permalloy (Py) on the shielding currents in a strong-pinning superconductor?YBa2Cu3O7?? with Ba2Y(Nb/Ta)O-6 nano-precipitates?by means of scanning transmission x-ray microscopy. Typically and in particular when in the thin film limit, superconductor/ferromagnet (SC/FM) bilayers exhibit isotropic properties of the flux line ensemble at all temperatures. However, in elements with small aspect ratio a significant anisotropy in flux penetration is observed. We explain this effect by local in-plane fields arising from anisotropic magnetic stray fields originated by the ferromagnet. This leads to direction-dependent motion of magnetic vortices inside the SC/FM bilayer. Our results demonstrate that small variations of the magnetic properties can have huge impact on the superconductor
Magnetische Röntgenmikroskopie zur Untersuchung des lokalen Stromtransports in Supraleitern
Advanced magneto-optical Kerr effect measurements of superconductors at low temperatures
Magneto-optical Kerr-effect (MOKE) measurements of superconducting films with soft-magnetic coatings are performed at low temperatures using a laser-based MOKE set-up. An elaborate measurement scheme with internal reference allows the quantitative comparison of the temperature dependent Kerr-amplitude with the magnetic field generated by supercurrents. For this purpose, an amorphous CoFeB thin film exhibiting a large Kerr-signal is deposited directly on top of the YBCO superconductor acting as field sensing layer. It is shown that the resulting magnetic hysteresis loops of the soft-magnetic film can be used to reconstruct the electric properties of the superconductor
Transmission x ray microscopy at low temperatures Irregular supercurrent flow at small length scales
Scanning transmission x-ray microscopy has been used to image electric
currents in superconducting films at temperatures down to 20 K. The magnetic
stray field of supercurrents in a thin YBaCuO film is mapped into a
soft-magnetic coating of permalloy. The so created local magnetization of the
ferromagnetic film can be detected by dichroic absorption of polarized x-rays.
To enable high-quality measurements in transmission geometry the whole
heterostructure of ferromagnet, superconductor and single-crystalline substrate
has been thinned to an overall thickness of less than 1 micron. With this novel
technique local supercurrents can be analyzed in a wide range of temperatures
and magnetic fields. A magnetic resolution of less than 100nm together with
simultaneously obtained nanostructural data allow the correlation of local
supercurrents with the micro- and nanostructure of the superconducting film