Evidence for interacting two-level systems from the 1/f noise of a superconducting resonator

Abstract

Here we find the increase in 1/f noise of superconducting resonators at low temperatures to be completely incompatible with the standard tunneling model (STM) of Two Level Systems (TLS), which has been used to describe low-frequency noise for over three decades. We revise the STM to include a significant TLS - TLS interaction. The new model is able to explain the temperature and power dependence of noise in our measurements, as well as recent studies of individual TLS lifetimes using superconducting qubits. The measurements were made possible by implementing an ultra-stable frequency-tracking technique used in atomic clocks and by producing a superconducting resonator insensitive to temperature fluctuations. The latter required an epitaxially grown Nb film with a Pt capping layer to minimize detrimental oxides at all interfaces.

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