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Computational Exploration Of Vortex Nucleation In Type Ii Superconductors Using A Finite Element Method In Ginzburg-Landau Theory, Alden Roy Pack
Computational Exploration Of Vortex Nucleation In Type Ii Superconductors Using A Finite Element Method In Ginzburg-Landau Theory, Alden Roy Pack
Theses and Dissertations
Using a finite element method, we numerically solve the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations of superconductivity to explore vortex nucleation in type II superconductors. We consider a cylindrical geometry and simulate the transition from a superconducting state to a mixed state. Using saddle-node bifurcation theory we evaluate the superheating field for a cylinder. We explore how surface roughness and thermal fluctuations influence vortex nucleation. This allows us to simulate material inhomogeneities that may lead to instabilities in superconducting resonant frequency cavities used in particle accelerators.
Computational Exploration Of Vortex Nucleation In Type Ii Superconductors Using A Finite Element Method In Ginzburg-Landau Theory, Alden Roy Pack
Computational Exploration Of Vortex Nucleation In Type Ii Superconductors Using A Finite Element Method In Ginzburg-Landau Theory, Alden Roy Pack
Theses and Dissertations
Using a finite element method, we numerically solve the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations of superconductivity to explore vortex nucleation in type II superconductors. We consider a cylindrical geometry and simulate the transition from a superconducting state to a mixed state. Using saddle-node bifurcation theory we evaluate the superheating field for a cylinder. We explore how surface roughness and thermal fluctuations influence vortex nucleation. This allows us to simulate material inhomogeneities that may lead to instabilities in superconducting resonant frequency cavities used in particle accelerators.