Experimental investigation of trapped Sine-Gordon solitons
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
We have observed for the first time a single Sine-Gordon soliton trapped in an annular Josephson junction. This system offers a unique possibility to study undisturbed soliton motion. In the context of perturbation theory, the soliton may be viewed as a relativistic particle moving under a uniform force with damping. Accordingly our experimental results are displayed directly in a force-versus-momentum plane, where they may be described by a theoretically derived universal curve.
- Research Organization:
- Physics Laboratory I, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
- OSTI ID:
- 6462170
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 55:19; ISSN PRLTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360104* -- Metals & Alloys-- Physical Properties
656102 -- Solid State Physics-- Superconductivity-- Acoustic
Electronic
Magnetic
Optical
& Thermal Phenomena-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANNULAR SPACE
CHALCOGENIDES
CONFIGURATION
DATA
ELEMENTS
EQUATIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FIELD EQUATIONS
INFORMATION
JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS
JUNCTIONS
LEAD
METALS
NIOBIUM
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
QUASI PARTICLES
RINGS
SINE-GORDON EQUATION
SOLITONS
SPACE
SUPERCONDUCTING JUNCTIONS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRAPPING
ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE
360104* -- Metals & Alloys-- Physical Properties
656102 -- Solid State Physics-- Superconductivity-- Acoustic
Electronic
Magnetic
Optical
& Thermal Phenomena-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANNULAR SPACE
CHALCOGENIDES
CONFIGURATION
DATA
ELEMENTS
EQUATIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FIELD EQUATIONS
INFORMATION
JOSEPHSON JUNCTIONS
JUNCTIONS
LEAD
METALS
NIOBIUM
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
QUASI PARTICLES
RINGS
SINE-GORDON EQUATION
SOLITONS
SPACE
SUPERCONDUCTING JUNCTIONS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRAPPING
ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE