Graduate Decay of supercurrents connected to non-superconducting zones?

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The discussion revolves around the effects of connecting a superconducting (SC) aluminum ring to a non-superconducting (non-SC) aluminum wire, particularly in conditions where the non-SC zone exceeds critical temperature (T > Tc). It raises the question of whether the persistent supercurrent in the SC ring will be suppressed due to the dissipation of electron pairs in the non-SC region. The complexity of the issue is highlighted, noting that many physicists struggle to provide a definitive answer and that there are currently no experiments addressing this specific scenario. The conversation emphasizes the need for further experimental investigation to understand the interactions between supercurrents and non-superconducting zones. The topic remains open for exploration, particularly in the context of the proposed experimental setup.
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Will a persistent supercurrent in a superconducting (SC) aluminum ring decay, if we connect the SC aluminum ring to an aluminum wire and the remote end of the wire is located in a separate chamber with T > Tc (or H > Hc)?
This question is more complicated than it seems, most physicists cannot answer it unambiguously and there is no experiments to the issue. Imagine, a persistent supercurrent flows in a SC aluminum ring. Then we connect the SC aluminum ring (without solder) to an aluminum wire, the second end of the wire is in a separate chamber with T > Tc (or H > Hc) and is not SC. The temperature of the SC ring is stable below Tc. Thus the SC ring is directly connected to a non-SC zone where electron pairs dissipate their supercurrent momenta on atom lattice. Will the remote non-SC zone suppress the persistent supercurrent in the SC ring?

Experimental setup to the question is shown in Figure 1 in

https://www.researchgate.net/public...me_of_Cooper_pairs_in_a_Massive_Aluminum_Ring
 

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