Coherence factors in a high-Tc cuprate probed by quasi-particle scattering off vortices

Science

Volumn 323, Issue 5916, 2009, Pages 923-926

  Hanaguri, T ^a,b   Kohsaka, Y ^a,b   Ono, M ^a,b   Maltseva, M ^c   Coleman, P ^c   Yamada, I ^d,g   Azuma, M ^d   Takano, M ^d,h   Ohishi, K ^e,i   Takagi, H ^a,f  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerated Based Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER OXIDE; SODIUM;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ELECTRON; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; VORTEX SHEDDING;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; EXCITATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETIC FIELD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCONDUCTOR;

EID: 60349126627     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1166138     Document Type: Article

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