SHARP ANGULAR SENSITIVITY OF PINNING DUE TO TWIN BOUNDARIES IN BA2YCU3O7

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GYORGY, EM [1 ]
VANDOVER, RB [1 ]
SCHNEEMEYER, LF [1 ]
WHITE, AE [1 ]
OBRYAN, HM [1 ]
FELDER, RJ [1 ]
WASZCZAK, JV [1 ]
RHODES, WW [1 ]
HELLMAN, F [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,DEPT PHYS,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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10.1063/1.103257
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We have measured the pinning force due to twin boundaries by measuring the magnetic torque produced when a field is applied perpendicular to the c axis and rotated with respect to the ab axes. At 76 K, the torque increases roughly fourfold, when the field is within 2°of the parallel to the twin boundaries. This peak is absent at 27 K. Irradiation with 5×101 6 cm-2 3.5 MeV protons increases the overall critical current and eliminates the peaks observed at 76 K.
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