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Photoexcitation of Quasiparticles in Nonequilibrium Superconductors

William H. ParkerDepartment of Physics, University of California, Irvine, California 92664Wyn WilliamsDepartment of Physics, University of California, Irvine, California 92664
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We report measurements on superconducting tunnel junctions illuminated with optical radiation, which confirm the model of nonequilibrium superconductors proposed by Owen and Scalapino. Measurements of the chemical potential ${\ensuremath{\mu}}^{*}$ for quasiparticle excitations and of the temperature dependence of the quasiparticle recombination time are presented.

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