Published September 1976 | Version v1
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Influence of disordering by low-temperature neutron irradiation of the superconducting transition temperature of Nb3Sn

  • 1. MPI fuer Plasmaphysik, Garching, Ger.

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The superconducting transition temperature I/sub c/ of a Nb3Sn diffusion wire has been studied as a function of low-temperature neutron irradiation (T = 10K). T/sub c/ is observed to be essentially constant until the fast neutron dose phiT (for neutron energies E > 0.1 MeV) exceeds a value of 1018 N/cm2 after this value T/sub c/ decreases linearly with phiT up to the maximum applied dose of 1.05 x 1019 N/cm2. Comparison with theory and other experimental data indicates that radiation-induced disorder is the primary mechanism for the observed T/sub c/ changes. 43 refs

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Journal Title
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
5-6
Series
J. Low Temp. Phys.
Journal Page Range
631-644
ISSN
0022-2291

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