Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1820107 | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A theory for photon-assisted macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT) in a stack of capacitively-coupled intrinsic Josephson junctions is proposed. The theory predicts how the quantized energy-levels in the N-junction stacked system distribute. Furthermore, the theory reveals that the MQT escape rate from the single-plasmon states to the uniform voltage ones under microwave irradiation is proportional to the square of the junction number (N2). This result is consistent with the recent observation in Bi-2212 intrinsic Josephson junctions.
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Authors
Masahiko Machida, Tomio Koyama,