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Critical Points in Heavy Ion Irradiated Untwinned YBa(2)Cu3O(7-delta) Crystals

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Journal Phys Rev Lett
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.