Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
Jan 1990
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General Relativity and Gravitation (ISSN 0001-7701), vol. 22, no. 1, 1990, p. 53-59. Research supported by the University of Ala
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
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Electric Fields, Gravitational Wave Antennas, Superconductors, Electromagnetic Coupling, Gravitational Fields, Ions, Superconductivity
Scientific paper
This paper investigates the effect of gravitational waves on a superconductor. It is found that the key properties of a superconductor, namely zero resistance and perfect diamagnetism, give rise to an important new effect, the presence of an induced electric field E in the interior of the superconductor. The E field reacts with the ions and super-electrons. It is argued that the induced E field might provide a significantly more sensitive means of detecting gravitational waves. It appears likely that existing resonant-mass superconducting antennas with L about 3m, Q about 10 to the 8th could be readily modified to detect E fields induced by GWs of dimensionless amplitude h about 10 to the -24th.
Peng Huei
Torr Douglas G.
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