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Angle-resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy At Ultra-low Temperatures
Published on: October 9, 2012
Field-angle-dependent specific heat measurements and gap determination of a heavy fermion superconductor URu2Si2
K Yano1, T Sakakibara, T Tayama
1Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 270-8581, Japan.
Abstract:
To identify the superconducting gap structure in URu2Si2, we perform field-angle-dependent specific heat measurements for the two principal orientations in addition to field rotations, and a theoretical analysis based on microscopic calculations. The Sommerfeld coefficient gamma(H)'s in the mixed state exhibit a distinctly different field dependence. This comes from point nodes and the substantial Pauli paramagnetic effect of URu2Si2. These two features combined give rise to a consistent picture of superconducting properties, including a possible first order transition of Hc2 at low temperatures.
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