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Macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT) in a Josephson junction (JJ) is considered. The typical I–V curve of a JJ is used for the expressions of the tunneling and thermal activation rates of the phase of a JJ in order to help clarify the role of the dynamical resistance in MQT in Josephson junctions. The participating parameters in the expressions of the rates are experimentally independently measurable.
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Work at the Technion was supported by the Lidow Chair of Solid State Physics and the Oren Carmi Abraham and Laura and Irving Steinhorn Visiting Professorship.
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Simanjuntak, H., Gunther, L. Macroscopic quantum tunneling in unshunted Josephson junctions. J Low Temp Phys 78, 131–139 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00682112
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