Continuous Real-Time Detection of Quasiparticle Trapping in Aluminum Nanobridge Josephson Junctions
Applied physics letters(2021)
Abstract
Nonequilibrium quasiparticles are ubiquitous in superconducting electronics. These quasiparticles can trap in the internal Andreev bound states of a phase-biased Josephson junction, providing a mechanism for studying their presence and behavior. We characterize a quasiparticle trapping detector device based on a two junction aluminum nanobridge superconducting quantum interference device incorporated into a transmission line resonator. When the device is flux-biased, distinct resonant frequencies develop depending on the trapped quasiparticle number. We demonstrate continuous detection of up to 3 trapped quasiparticles, with detection of a trapped quasiparticle with a signal-to-noise ratio of 27 in 5 mu s. We describe initial measurements of quasiparticle behavior and discuss the possible optimization and application of such detector devices.& nbsp;Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.
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