Pinning of linear vortices and possible distances between them in a 3D ordered Josephson medium with a nonzero structural factor

Abstract

On the basis of the fluxoid quantization conditions, we derive a system of equations describing the current configuration of two interacting linear vortices in a 3D ordered Josephson medium in the entire range of possible values of structural factor b. The axes of these vortices are located in the middle row of an infinite strip with a width comprising 13 meshes. We propose a method for solving this system, which makes it possible to calculate the current configurations exactly. The critical values of pinning parameter Id are calculated, for which two linear vortices can still be kept at a distance of d meshes between their centers in the entire range of possible values of parameter b. The formula describing the Id(b) dependences for various values of d is derived. The dependences of the maximal pinning force F on parameter I for various values of b are analyzed. It is shown that for the same value of I, larger values of b correspond to larger maximal pinning forces.