physica status solidi (a) · 1976 · 59 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsRadiation PhysicsSolid State PhysicsCurie TemperatureNeutron ScatteringNeutron TransportPhase TransitionsRadiation Damage In MaterialsSuperconducting MaterialsCritical TemperatureDiffuse ScatteringLong-range OrderNeutron Irradiation EffectsRadiation EffectsSuperconducting Critical TemperatureThermal Neutron ScatteringUpper Critical Field
The influence of fast neutron radiation on the transition temperature Tc, upper critical field Hc2, and structural peculiarities of Nb3Sn is investigated. For heavily irradiated samples (doses higher than 1 × 1019 cm−2) drastically reduced values for Tc, Hc2, and degree of long-range order are observed. The appearance of thermal neutron small-angle diffuse scattering and the sharp increase of the transition breadth in irradiated samples show the creation of disordered phase microregions during irradiation.
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