Observation of quasi-particle distribution in non-equilibrium superconductors
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres
- Vol. 38 (17) , 343-345
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyslet:019770038017034300
Abstract
By measuring the absorption of acoustic waves in thin-films of tin irradiated by laser pulses, we have been able to observe directly the quasi-particle distribution in a superconductor driven out of equilibrium by the light intensity. The results support the modified heating modelKeywords
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