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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Superconducting devices ubiquitously have an excess of broken Cooper pairs,
    which can hamper their performance. It is widely believed that external radiation
    is responsible but a study now suggests there must be an additional, unknown source.
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article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: Andrew P
  full_name: Higginbotham, Andrew P
  id: 4AD6785A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Higginbotham
  orcid: 0000-0003-2607-2363
citation:
  ama: Higginbotham AP. A secret source. <i>Nature Physics</i>. 2022;18:126. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x">10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x</a>
  apa: Higginbotham, A. P. (2022). A secret source. <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer
    Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x</a>
  chicago: Higginbotham, Andrew P. “A Secret Source.” <i>Nature Physics</i>. Springer
    Nature, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x</a>.
  ieee: A. P. Higginbotham, “A secret source,” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 18. Springer
    Nature, p. 126, 2022.
  ista: Higginbotham AP. 2022. A secret source. Nature Physics. 18, 126.
  mla: Higginbotham, Andrew P. “A Secret Source.” <i>Nature Physics</i>, vol. 18,
    Springer Nature, 2022, p. 126, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x">10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x</a>.
  short: A.P. Higginbotham, Nature Physics 18 (2022) 126.
date_created: 2022-01-02T23:01:35Z
date_published: 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-02T13:43:11Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: AnHi
doi: 10.1038/s41567-021-01459-x
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keyword:
- superconducting devices
- superconducting properties and materials
language:
- iso: eng
month: '02'
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page: '126'
publication: Nature Physics
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1745-2481
  issn:
  - 1745-2473
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature
quality_controlled: '1'
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status: public
title: A secret source
type: journal_article
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year: '2022'
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