Number Fluctuations of Sparse Quasiparticles in a Superconductor
P. J. de Visser, J. J. A. Baselmans, P. Diener, S. J. C. Yates, A. Endo, T. M. Klapwijk
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.167004 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
We have directly measured quasiparticle number fluctuations in a thin film superconducting Al resonator in thermal equilibrium. The spectrum of these fluctuations provides a measure of both the density and the lifetime of the quasiparticles. We observe that the quasiparticle density decreases exponentially with decreasing temperature, as theoretically predicted, but saturates below 160 mK to 25–55/μm3. We show that this saturation is consistent with the measured saturation in the quasiparticle lifetime, which also explains similar observations in qubit decoherence times.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 1.11 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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