Full counting statistics of multiple Andreev reflections.

نویسندگان

  • J C Cuevas
  • W Belzig
چکیده

We derive the full distribution of transmitted particles through a superconducting point contact of arbitrary transparency under voltage bias. The charge transport is dominated by multiple Andreev reflections. The counting statistics is a multinomial distribution of processes, in which multiple charges ne (n=1,2,3, ...) are transferred through the contact. For zero temperature we obtain analytical expressions for the probabilities of the multiple Andreev reflections. The current, shot noise, and high current cumulants in a variety of situations can be obtained from our result.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 91 18  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003