Quantum tunneling of flux lines in single-crystal Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 with columnar defects

Abstract
We have studied the relaxation rate of the magnetization of a single crystal of Bi2 Sr2 CaCu2 O8 before and after heavy-ion irradiation as a function of temperature for fields less than 1 T. We find a significant decrease in the thermally activated regime, and a moderate shift to lower values in the quantum regime after irradiation [respectively S(0)≊0.022 and S(0)≊0.15].

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