Anisotropy of the Magnetic-Field—Induced Phase Transition in Superconducting U ${Pt}_{3}$

16 January 1989

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 62 (3) , 332-335
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.62.332

Abstract

Measurements of the attenuation of longitudinal ultrasound in superconducting U

{Pt}_{3}

show a peak, below

H_{c 2}

, which depends strongly on the orientation of the field relative to the

c

axis. We propose an explanation of this peak in terms of a vortex phase transition in an unconventional superconducting state, which is consistent with recent neutron-scattering data.

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Anisotropy of the Magnetic-Field—Induced Phase Transition in Superconducting UPt3

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Anisotropy of the Magnetic-Field—Induced Phase Transition in Superconducting U ${Pt}_{3}$