Little-Parks effect

noun

A phenomenon whereby passing a fluctuating magnetic field through a superconductor can slightly suppress its superconductivity.

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Meanings

nounLittle-Parks effect (plural Little-Parks effects)

plural Little-Parks effects

  1. natural sciencesA phenomenon whereby passing a fluctuating magnetic field through a superconductor can slightly suppress its superconductivity.

Origin

Discovered in 1962 by William A. Little and Roland D. Parks.

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