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Flux-Flow Oscillators and Phenomenon of Cherenkov Radiation from Fast Moving Fluxons

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Microwave Superconductivity

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((NSSE,volume 375))

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We give a review of flux-flow oscillators based on low-temperature Joseph- son junctions and consider different methods for improvement. In particu- lar we focus attention on the stacks of inductively-coupled long Josephson junctions and consider in detail a novel phenomenon which can be found in such systems — Cherenkov radiation of Josephson plasma waves caused by a fast moving Josephson vortex.

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Goldobin, E. (2001). Flux-Flow Oscillators and Phenomenon of Cherenkov Radiation from Fast Moving Fluxons. In: Weinstock, H., Nisenoff, M. (eds) Microwave Superconductivity. NATO Science Series, vol 375. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0450-3_21

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