Reply to "Comment on 'Nodeless pairing state in single-crystal YBa2Cu3O7'"

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2005, Pages

  Harshman, Dale R ^a,b,c   Kossler, W J ^d   Wan, X ^d   Fiory, Anthony T ^e   Greer, A J ^f   Noakes, D R ^g   Stronach, C E ^g   Koster, E ^h   Dow, John D ^c  

^a Physikon Research Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^e NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 29744464697     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.146502     Document Type: Article

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