Full Counting Statistics of a Superconducting Beam Splitter

J. Börlin, W. Belzig, and C. Bruder
Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 197001 – Published 30 April 2002
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Abstract

We study the statistics of charge transport in a mesoscopic three-terminal device with one superconducting terminal and two normal-metal terminals. We calculate the full distribution of transmitted charges into the two symmetrically biased normal terminals. In a wide parameter range, we find large positive cross correlations between the currents in the two normal arms. We also determine the third cumulant that provides additional information on the statistics not contained in the current noise.

  • Received 31 January 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.197001

©2002 American Physical Society

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J. Börlin, W. Belzig, and C. Bruder

  • Departement für Physik und Astronomie, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland

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Vol. 88, Iss. 19 — 13 May 2002

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