ULTRASONIC ATTENUATION OF PURE STRONG-COUPLING SUPERCONDUCTORS.
Abstract
The low frequency longitudinal ultrasonic attenuation of strong-coupling superconductors is discussed. The starting point is a formula due to Kadanoff and Falko which expresses the attenuation in terms of various correlation functions. These functions were evaluated in the ladder approximation. The results are valid for all values of ql (l-electron mean free path, q-phonon wave number). In the ql >> 1 limit, the contribution of the density-density correlation function is dominant and Ambegaokar's result is obtained for the reduced attenuation (ratio of attenuation in superconducting to normal states). In the ql << 1 limit, all correlation functions are equally important. The reduced attenuation is a function of q and differs from the results of the BCS isotropic model. Numerical calculations for the reduced attenuation in lead was performed for various values of q which satisfies ql << 1. The results are in rough agreement with that of Deaton's experiment. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0642104
Entities
People
- James W. F. Woo
Organizations
- Rutgers University–New Brunswick