Published January 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Thermal spike model of track formation in YBa2Cu3O7-x

  • 1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)

Description

We consider a model based on the thermal spike concept for an explanation of latent track formation in YBa2Cu3O7-x single crystal. The model demonstrates some interesting peculiarities such as "electronic quenching" and the existence of bifurcation points. Arguments for why the energy spent on damage creation in the track should be equal to the melting heat and why the so-called "epitaxial regrowth" is impossible are given.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://link.springer.com/openurl/pdf?id=doi:10.1134/S1547477106010031

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters (Print)
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 18-26
ISSN
1547-4771

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
52038303
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER OXIDES; CUPRATES; PARTICLE TRACKS; THERMAL SPIKES; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS

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