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Transition Radiation of Moving Abrikosov Vortices

O. V. Dolgov, N. Schopohl

cond-mat.supr-conarXiv:cond-mat/9802254

Abstract

We show that Abrikosov vortices moving towards the surface of a superconductor emit electromagnetic radiation into free space. The frequency distribution of the radiated intensity displays a pronounced maximum at microwave frequencies around vx/lambda, where lambda is the magnetic penetration length. Coherent motion of a lattice of flux lines leads to constructive interference and increases the strength of the radiated power by a large factor.

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