Critical Points in Heavy Ion Irradiated Untwinned YBa(2)Cu3O(7-delta) Crystals
Overview
Overview
Journal
Phys Rev Lett
Publisher
American Physical Society
Specialty
Biophysics
Date
2000 Oct 6
PMID
11019182
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Abstract
The critical points in untwinned YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7-delta) crystals with dilute columnar defects are investigated. We find a convergence of a first order vortex melting line with an irreversibility line associated with the onset of the Bose glass critical regime at the lower critical point. In addition, we find that columnar defects raise the upper critical point, implying that vortex line meandering is a basic feature controlling its position.