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Optical excitation of the Higgs mode in superconductors

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Abstract

We consider the dynamical excitation of the Higgs/amplitude mode in superconductors by quasiparticle avalanche following optical excitation. We comment on the efficiency of this approach for investigation of the amplitude mode in various physical regimes.

Presenters

  • Matteo Bellitti

    Boston University

Authors

  • Matteo Bellitti

    Boston University

  • Christopher Laumann

    Boston University, Department of Physics, Boston University

  • Boris Spivak

    University of Washington