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High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Published on: June 28, 2016
Direct observation of the superconducting gap in phonon spectra
F Weber1, A Kreyssig, L Pintschovius
1Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Festkörperphysik, P.O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany. fweber@anl.gov
Abstract:
We show that the superconducting energy gap 2Delta can be directly observed in phonon spectra, as predicted by recent theories. In addition, since each phonon probes the gap on only a small part of the Fermi surface, the gap anisotropy can be studied in detail. Our neutron scattering investigation of the anisotropic conventional superconductor YNi2B2C demonstrates this new application of phonon spectroscopy.
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