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Influence of disordering by low-temperature neutron irradiation on the superconducting transition temperature of Nb3Sn

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The superconducting transition temperatureT c of a Nb3Sn diffusion wire has been studied as a function of low-temperature neutron irradiation (T=10 K).T c is observed to be essentially constant until the fast neutron dose φt (for neutron energiesE>0.1 MeV) exceeds a value of 1018 n/cm2; after this valueT c decreases linearly with φt up to the maximum applied dose of 1.05×1019 n/cm2. Comparison with theory and other experimental data indicates that radiation-induced disorder is the primary mechanism for the observedT c changes.

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  1. MPI für Plasmaphysik, Garching, West Germany

    M. Söll

  2. Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, Garching, West Germany

    K. Böning

  3. Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Giessen, Giessen, West Germany

    H. Bauer

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Work supported by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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Söll, M., Böning, K. & Bauer, H. Influence of disordering by low-temperature neutron irradiation on the superconducting transition temperature of Nb3Sn. J Low Temp Phys 24, 631–644 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00657171

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