Enhanced critical current densities in (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 silver-sheathed tapes by splayed columnar defects after 600 MeV proton irradiation

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 7, Issue 2 PART 2, 1997, Pages 2030-2033

  Hensel, B ^a   Marti, F ^a   Grasso, G ^a   Dhalle M ^b   Flukiger R ^b   Paschoud, F ^b   Victoria, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); CRYSTAL DEFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; PROTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SILVER;

SPLAYED COLUMNAR DEFECTS;

OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0031163392     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.620989     Document Type: Article

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