The development of a high sensitivity ac susceptometer and its application to the study of high temperature superconductors

The development of a high sensitivity ac susceptometer is outlined in this thesis. The intended use of this device is for the measurement of the magnetic field dependent penetration depth of high temperature superconductors in the Meissner state. The nature of the field depence may be useful in d...

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Main Author: Bidinosti, Christopher Paul
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Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4149
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spelling ndltd-UBC-oai-circle.library.ubc.ca-2429-41492018-01-05T17:31:51Z The development of a high sensitivity ac susceptometer and its application to the study of high temperature superconductors Bidinosti, Christopher Paul The development of a high sensitivity ac susceptometer is outlined in this thesis. The intended use of this device is for the measurement of the magnetic field dependent penetration depth of high temperature superconductors in the Meissner state. The nature of the field depence may be useful in discerning the superconducting pairing state in these materials. Test measurements on the completed ac susceptometer show that its field dependent background is too large to extract any meaningful results from this experiment. However, the device has been used successfully to measure the temperature dependent penetration depth and the vortex melting transition of the high temperature superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O[sub 6.95]. Science, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Graduate 2009-02-03T19:09:07Z 2009-02-03T19:09:07Z 1995 1995-11 Text Thesis/Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4149 eng For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. 3044851 bytes application/pdf
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description The development of a high sensitivity ac susceptometer is outlined in this thesis. The intended use of this device is for the measurement of the magnetic field dependent penetration depth of high temperature superconductors in the Meissner state. The nature of the field depence may be useful in discerning the superconducting pairing state in these materials. Test measurements on the completed ac susceptometer show that its field dependent background is too large to extract any meaningful results from this experiment. However, the device has been used successfully to measure the temperature dependent penetration depth and the vortex melting transition of the high temperature superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O[sub 6.95]. === Science, Faculty of === Physics and Astronomy, Department of === Graduate
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