Superconductivity in the topological non-trivial Dirac semimetal PdTe was recently shown to be type-I. We hereby report measurements of the relative magnetic penetration depth, [Formula: see text], on several single crystals using a high precision tunnel diode oscillator technique. The temperature variation [Formula: see text] follows an exponential function for [Formula: see text], consistent with a fully-gapped superconducting state and weak or moderately coupling superconductivity. By fitting the data we extract a [Formula: see text]-value of ∼500 nm. The normalized superfluid density is in good agreement with the computed curve for a type-I superconductor with nonlocal electrodynamics. Small steps are observed in [Formula: see text], which possibly relates to a locally lower [Formula: see text] due to defects in the single crystalline sample.
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School of Urban Geology and Engineering, Hebei GEO University, 050031, Shijiazhuang, China.
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Department of Physics, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Roaming reactions involving a neutral fragment of a molecule that transiently wanders around another fragment before forming a new bond are intriguing and peculiar pathways for molecular rearrangement. Such reactions can occur for example upon double ionization of small organic molecules, and have recently sparked much scientific interest. We have studied the dynamics of the [Formula: see text]-roaming reaction leading to the formation of [Formula: see text] after two-photon double ionization of ethanol and 2-aminoethanol, using an XUV-UV pump-probe scheme.
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Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 453552, India.
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