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Phase-locking of driven vortex lattices with transverse ac force and periodic pinning

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
For a vortex lattice moving in a periodic array we show analytically and numerically that a new type of phase locking occurs in the presence of a longitudinal dc driving force and a transverse ac driving force. This phase locking is distinct from the Shapiro step phase locking found with longitudinal ac drives. We show that an increase in critical current and a fundamental phase-locked step width scale with the square of the driving ac amplitude. Our results should carry over to other systems such as vortex motion in Josephson-junction arrays.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
40277657
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 64; ISSN 0163-1829
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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