Generation and annealing of splayed columnar defects in (Bi,Pb)(2)Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox silver-sheathed tapes after 600 MeV proton irradiation

Hensel, B.Marti, F.Grasso, G.Paschoud, F.Victoria, M.Flukiger, R.2008-04-162008-04-162008-04-16199610.1007/BF02562946https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/21384WOS:A1996VL44000241Splayed columnar defects are efficient pinning centers for magnetic vortices in High-T-c Superconductors. Irradiation with 600 MeV protons as primary projectiles generates heavy fission fragments via a pBi nuclear reaction. These secondary projectiles create randomly oriented columnar defects with important effects on the magnetic and transport critical current densities of (Bi, Pb)(2)Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox Ag-sheathed tapes.Generation and annealing of splayed columnar defects in (Bi,Pb)(2)Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox silver-sheathed tapes after 600 MeV proton irradiationtext::journal::journal article::research article