Dynamical fluctuations in mode locking experiments on vortices moving through mesoscopic channels
arXiv:cond-mat/0308372 · doi:10.1016/j.physc.2004.03.032
Abstract
We have studied the flow properties of vortices driven through easy flow mesoscopic channels by means of the mode locking (ML) technique. We observe a ML jump with large voltage broadening in the real part of the rf-impedance. Upon approaching the pure dc flow by reducing the rf amplitude, the ML jump is smeared out via a divergence of the voltage width. This indicates a large spread in internal frequencies and lack of temporal coherence in the dc-driven state.
2 pages, 2 figures, contribution to M2S-HTSC 2003, Rio