Fast Neutron Damage Studies of La1.85Sr0.15CuO4

Abstract
The effect of fast neutron damage on the superconducting transition temperature Tc and the critical current density jc of the compound La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 has been investigated. Irradiation to a fluence of 1.3×1018 n/cm2 (E > 0.1 MeV) resulted in a decrease of Tc of about 3 K while jc at 4.2 K and H = 2 T increased by a factor of two to 1.2×104 A/cm2.