Quasiparticle spectroscopy in technologically-relevant niobium using London penetration depth measurements
arXiv:2306.13654 · doi:10.1088/2633-4356/ad8c0c
Abstract
London penetration depth was measured in niobium foils, thin films, single crystals, and superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavity pieces cut out from different places. The low-temperature (T<Tc/3) variation, sensitive to the low-energy quasiparticles with states inside the superconducting gap, differs dramatically between different types of samples. With the help of phenomenological modeling, we correlate these different behaviors with known pair-breaking mechanisms and show that such measurements may help distinguish between different pair-breaking mechanisms, such as niobium hydrides and two-level systems (TLS). The conclusions also apply to SRF cavities when tracking the temperature-dependent quality factor and the resonant frequency.
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