Abstract
The depolarization of a neutron beam passing through a sample of the high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O 7-δ has been measured as a function of temperature and applied field. The difference in behavior between field-cooled and zero-field-cooled states, the observation of hysteresis correlated with Hc1, and the disappearance of the effect near 55 K (below Tc) suggest an explanation in terms of vortex line lattice formation with possible connection to recently proposed flux line entanglement and melting.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4542-4544 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |