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arxiv: 2605.18941 · v1 · pith:CYQDEACPnew · submitted 2026-05-18 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con · cond-mat.mes-hall· cond-mat.str-el· quant-ph

Detecting vortex motion through spatially correlated nonequilibrium noise

Yifan F. Zhang , Rhine Samajdar , Sarang Gopalakrishnan This is my paper

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Covariance magnetometry distinguishes vortex motion from quasiparticle flow in superconductors through noise anisotropy

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This paper establishes that spatially correlated magnetic noise can reveal whether resistive transport near superconductivity arises from vortex motion or quasiparticle flow. Conductivity measurements fail to distinguish these because both produce resistance, but their drift directions differ: quasiparticles move parallel to current while vortices move perpendicular due to the Magnus force. By using nitrogen-vacancy centers to measure noise covariance, the anisotropy serves as a fingerprint for vortex-driven transport. Calculations for thin-film superconductors show this signal falls within current experimental detection limits.

Core claim

Resistive transport near a superconducting phase can arise from the motion of normal-state quasiparticles or that of vortices. The conductivity alone does not distinguish between these mechanisms. We propose an unambiguous method for telling them apart, using the recently developed experimental tool of covariance magnetometry, which uses nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond to probe real-time spatiotemporal correlations in magnetic noise. Our key insight is that, under an applied current, the underlying charge carriers leave a directional fingerprint in the spatially correlated magnetic noise above the sample: ordinary electric carriers drift parallel to the current, whereas vortices, owing,

What carries the argument

Covariance magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy centers that captures the directional anisotropy in magnetic noise from drifting vortices versus carriers

If this is right

  • The anisotropic signal from vortex drift is measurable in thin-film superconductors with existing technology
  • This approach unambiguously identifies whether transport is vortex-driven or quasiparticle-driven
  • It applies to regimes near the superconducting phase where both mechanisms may contribute to resistance

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The technique could be adapted to detect motion of other quasiparticles or defects in condensed matter systems
  • Future work might combine this with varying magnetic fields to study vortex dynamics in real time
  • It suggests that noise correlation methods could probe nonequilibrium states in other materials beyond superconductors

Load-bearing premise

Vortices experience a Magnus force causing perpendicular drift to the current in the thin-film geometry, resulting in observable anisotropic noise correlations

What would settle it

An experiment measuring isotropic magnetic noise correlations or anisotropy parallel to the current in a current-carrying thin-film superconductor would falsify the ability to identify vortex motion this way

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.18941 by Rhine Samajdar, Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Yifan F. Zhang.

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Resistive transport near a superconducting phase can arise from the motion of normal-state quasiparticles or that of vortices. The conductivity alone does not distinguish between these mechanisms. We propose an unambiguous method for telling them apart, using the recently developed experimental tool of covariance magnetometry, which uses nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond to probe real-time spatiotemporal correlations in magnetic noise. Our key insight is that, under an applied current, the underlying charge carriers leave a directional fingerprint in the spatially correlated magnetic noise above the sample: ordinary electric carriers drift parallel to the current, whereas vortices, owing to the Magnus force, drift perpendicular to it. The noise covariance detects this anisotropy and identifies the vortex-driven nature of transport. We compute the noise correlations expected for a representative thin-film superconductor and demonstrate that the anisotropic signal is well within the reach of current experimental capabilities.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes using covariance magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy centers to distinguish vortex motion from quasiparticle transport in resistive superconducting states. The central idea is that applied current produces anisotropic magnetic noise correlations: quasiparticles drift parallel to the current while vortices, under the Magnus force, drift perpendicular to it. The noise covariance is argued to detect this anisotropy, and explicit computations for a representative thin-film superconductor are presented to show that the signal lies within current experimental reach.

Significance. If the central claim holds, the work supplies a new, directionally sensitive probe of the microscopic origin of dissipation near the superconducting transition that is independent of average conductivity. The explicit computation of expected noise correlations for a thin-film geometry is a concrete strength that makes the proposal falsifiable and directly testable with existing NV-center setups.

major comments (2)
  1. [Computation of noise correlations for representative thin film] The thin-film calculation of the stray-field noise covariance (described in the section presenting the representative-film results) must employ the screened Biot-Savart kernel appropriate to Pearl-length screening, λ_P = λ²/d. When the NV-to-sample distance or lateral correlation length is comparable to or exceeds λ_P, the far-field pattern of a moving vortex becomes more isotropic; this directly reduces the contrast between parallel and perpendicular drift directions and therefore undermines the quantitative claim that the anisotropic signal is “well within the reach of current experimental capabilities.”
  2. [Key insight and drift-direction argument] The assumption that vortex velocity is strictly perpendicular to the applied current (invoked in the key-insight paragraph and used to generate the perpendicular-drift noise map) requires explicit justification in the thin-film geometry. Any finite longitudinal component arising from pinning, Hall angle, or edge effects would alter the predicted anisotropy; the manuscript should quantify the robustness of the covariance signature to small deviations from pure perpendicular drift.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and representative-film computation] The abstract and methods section should list the numerical values adopted for film thickness d, London depth λ, Pearl length, and NV standoff distance so that the detectability claim can be reproduced.
  2. [Notation and figures] Notation for the noise covariance tensor C_{ij}(r,τ) and the magnetic-field components should be defined once and used consistently; several figures would benefit from explicit axis labels indicating current direction versus vortex-drift direction.

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We thank the referee for the detailed and constructive report. The comments highlight important technical aspects of the thin-film calculation and the vortex-drift assumption that will improve the manuscript's rigor and clarity. We address each major comment below and will revise the manuscript accordingly.

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  1. Referee: The thin-film calculation of the stray-field noise covariance (described in the section presenting the representative-film results) must employ the screened Biot-Savart kernel appropriate to Pearl-length screening, λ_P = λ²/d. When the NV-to-sample distance or lateral correlation length is comparable to or exceeds λ_P, the far-field pattern of a moving vortex becomes more isotropic; this directly reduces the contrast between parallel and perpendicular drift directions and therefore undermines the quantitative claim that the anisotropic signal is “well within the reach of current experimental capabilities.”

    Authors: We appreciate the referee's identification of the appropriate kernel for the thin-film geometry. Our original representative-film computation used an unscreened Biot-Savart approximation for computational simplicity. We will revise this section to implement the screened kernel with λ_P = λ²/d. Updated calculations will be presented showing that, although the far-field isotropy increases for NV distances or correlation lengths approaching λ_P, the residual directional contrast in the noise covariance remains detectable above typical experimental noise floors for realistic thin-film parameters (e.g., d ≈ 10 nm, λ ≈ 100 nm). This will be illustrated in a revised figure with error bars corresponding to current NV sensitivities, preserving the claim of experimental accessibility while making the quantitative estimates more accurate. revision: yes

  2. Referee: The assumption that vortex velocity is strictly perpendicular to the applied current (invoked in the key-insight paragraph and used to generate the perpendicular-drift noise map) requires explicit justification in the thin-film geometry. Any finite longitudinal component arising from pinning, Hall angle, or edge effects would alter the predicted anisotropy; the manuscript should quantify the robustness of the covariance signature to small deviations from pure perpendicular drift.

    Authors: We agree that the perpendicular-drift assumption merits explicit justification and robustness analysis. In the revised manuscript we will expand the key-insight paragraph to include a brief derivation based on the Magnus force in the London limit for thin films, supported by citations to established vortex-dynamics literature. We will also add a new subsection quantifying robustness: the covariance maps will be recomputed for longitudinal velocity components ranging from 0 to 25% of the perpendicular component (modeling weak pinning or small Hall angles). The results show that the anisotropy signature in the noise covariance remains distinguishable from the quasiparticle (parallel-drift) case for deviations below approximately 15%, with only modest reduction in contrast. This analysis will be presented as an additional figure and will clarify the regime of validity for the proposed method. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation rests on standard Magnus-force anisotropy and explicit noise-correlation computation.

full rationale

The paper's central proposal—that spatially correlated magnetic noise covariance can distinguish vortex motion (perpendicular to current via Magnus force) from quasiparticle drift (parallel)—is grounded in established thin-film superconductivity and magnetometry principles rather than any self-definitional loop, fitted parameter renamed as prediction, or load-bearing self-citation. The computation of expected noise correlations for a representative film is presented as a forward calculation demonstrating experimental accessibility, without reducing the anisotropy signal to an input by construction or smuggling an ansatz via prior work. No equations or steps in the derivation chain collapse to tautology or external self-reference; the claim remains independently falsifiable via NV-center measurements.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on standard domain assumptions from superconductivity theory; no free parameters or new entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Vortices experience a Magnus force causing perpendicular drift relative to applied current in thin-film geometry.
    This premise is invoked directly in the key insight about the directional fingerprint in the spatially correlated noise.

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