TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of 3.1-MeV proton and 1-GeV Au-ion irradiation on the magnetic flux noise and critical current
AU - Shaw, T.
AU - Clarke, John
AU - van Dover, R.
AU - Schneemeyer, L.
AU - White, A.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - We have used a dc superconducting quantum interference device to measure the spectral density of magnetic flux noise, (Formula presented), generated by vortex motion in crystals of (Formula presented) (YBCO) both before and after irradiation with 3.1-MeV protons and 1-GeV Au ions. In addition, we have studied the effects of irradiation on the critical current (Formula presented) of the same samples. Both types of irradiation reduced (Formula presented) at most temperatures and magnetic fields and increased (Formula presented) at all temperatures and magnetic fields. By measuring (Formula presented) versus temperature, we extract the distribution of vortex pinning energies, (Formula presented). Both crystals have peaks in (Formula presented) near 0.1 eV and 0.2 eV before irradiation, and a much reduced peak near 0.1 eV after irradiation. The noise level after either kind of irradiation was substantially higher than in an unirradiated YBCO film.
AB - We have used a dc superconducting quantum interference device to measure the spectral density of magnetic flux noise, (Formula presented), generated by vortex motion in crystals of (Formula presented) (YBCO) both before and after irradiation with 3.1-MeV protons and 1-GeV Au ions. In addition, we have studied the effects of irradiation on the critical current (Formula presented) of the same samples. Both types of irradiation reduced (Formula presented) at most temperatures and magnetic fields and increased (Formula presented) at all temperatures and magnetic fields. By measuring (Formula presented) versus temperature, we extract the distribution of vortex pinning energies, (Formula presented). Both crystals have peaks in (Formula presented) near 0.1 eV and 0.2 eV before irradiation, and a much reduced peak near 0.1 eV after irradiation. The noise level after either kind of irradiation was substantially higher than in an unirradiated YBCO film.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.54.15411
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.54.15411
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000420658
SN - 1098-0121
VL - 54
SP - 15411
EP - 15416
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
IS - 21
ER -