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Magnetic field induced 3D to 1D crossover in Sr0:9La0:1CuO2
The effect of the magnetic field on the critical behavior of Sr0:9La0:1CuO2
is explored in terms of reversible magnetization data. As the correlation
length transverse to the magnetic field Hi,applied along the i-axis, cannot
grow beyond the limiting magnetic length LHi, related to the average distance
between vortex lines, one expects a magnetic field induced finite size effect.
Invoking the scaling theory of critical phenomena we provide clear evidence for
this effect. It implies that in type II superconductors there is a 3D to 1D
crossover line Hpi(T). Consequently, below Tc and above Hpi(T) uperconductivity
is confined to cylinders with diameter LHi(1D). Accordingly, there is no
continuous phase transition in the (H,T)-plane along the Hc2-lines as predicted
by the mean-field treatment.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Pressure effects on the superconducting properties of YBa_2Cu_4O_8
Measurements of the magnetization under high hydrostatic pressure (up to 10.2
kbar) in YBa_2Cu_4O_8 were carried out. From the scaling analysis of the
magnetization data the pressure induced shifts of the transition temperature
T_c, the volume V and the anisotropy \gamma have been obtained. It was shown
that the pressure induced relative shift of T_c mirrors essentially that of the
anisotropy. This observation uncovers a novel generic property of anisotropic
type II superconductors, that inexistent in the isotropic case.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Implications of the isotope effects on the magnetization, magnetic torque and susceptibility
We analyze the magnetization, magnetic torque and susceptibility data of
La2-xSrxCu(16,18)O4 and YBa2(63,65)CuO7-x near Tc in terms of the universal
3D-XY scaling relations. It is shown that the isotope effect on Tc mirrors that
on the anisotropy. Invoking the generic behavior of the anisotropy the doping
dependence of the isotope effects on the critical properties, including Tc,
correlation lengths and magnetic penetration depths are traced back to a change
of the mobile carrier concentration.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Probing inhomogeneities in type II superconductors by means of thermal fluctuations, magnetic fields and isotope effects
Type II superconductors, consisting of superconducting domains embedded in a
normal or insulating matrix, undergo a rounded phase transition. Indeed, the
correlation length cannot grow beyond the spatial extent of the domains.
Accordingly, the thermodynamic properties will exhibit a finite size effect. It
is shown that the specific heat and penetration depth data of a variety of type
II superconductors, including cuprates, exhibit the characteristic properties
of a finite size effect, arising from domains with nanoscale extent. The finite
size scaling analysis reveals essential features of the mechanism. Transition
temperature and superfluidity increase with reduced domain size. The combined
finite size and isotope effects uncover the relevance of local lattice
distortionsComment: 9 pages, 5 figur
Pressure and isotope effect on the anisotropy of MgB
We analyze the data for the pressure and boron isotope effect on the
temperature dependence of the magnetization near . Invoking the
universal scaling relation for the magnetization at fixed magnetic field it is
shown that the relative shift of , induced by pressure or boron isotope
exchange, mirrors essentially that of the anisotropy. This uncovers a novel
generic property of anisotropic type II superconductors, inexistent in the
isotropic case. For MgB it implies that the renormalization of the Fermi
surface topology due to pressure or isotope exchange is dominated by a
mechanism controlling the anisotropy.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure
Comment on "Spatio-temporal filling of missing points in geophysical data sets" by D. Kondrashov and M. Ghil, Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 13, 151–159, 2006
Kondrashov and Ghil (2006) (KG hereafter) describe a method for imputing missing values in incomplete datasets that can exploit both spatial and temporal covariability to estimate missing values from available values. Temporal covariability has not been exploited as widely as spatial covariability in imputing missing values in geophysical datasets, but, as KG show, doing so can improve estimates of missing values. However, there are several inaccuracies in KG’s paper. Since similar inaccuracies have surfaced in other recent papers, for example, in the literature on paleo-climate reconstructions, I would like to point them out here
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