A method based on a dual frequency resonator to estimate physical parameters of superconductors from surface impedance measurements in a magnetic field

Abstract

High frequency applications of superconductors in a dc magnetic field rely on the estimate of the characteristic crossover frequency $\nu_c$ between low and high losses. Customarily, high sensitivity resonant techniques, intrinsically operating at discrete frequencies, are used to estimate $\nu_c$. We exploit here a method based on a dual frequency resonator. We show that single-frequency evaluations of $\nu_c$ lead to heavy underestimations of the superconductor surface resistance. We describe a combined analytical and experimental approach that gives more accurate estimates for $\nu_c$, and additionally allows to test the underlying physical model.