Mv. Indenbom et al., STUDY OF FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS IN HIGH-T(C) SINGLE-CRYSTALS AND THIN-FILMS USING MAGNETOOPTIC TECHNIQUES, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 209(1-3), 1993, pp. 259-262
The current progress of magneto-optical techniques for direct investig
ations of magnetic flux structures in type-II superconductors with hig
h spatial resolution is presented. Wide possibilities are offered by t
he high-resolution Faraday effect technique requiring a thin layer of
EuSe as an indicator and the method using ferrimagnetic garnet films w
ith in-plane anisotropy. The advantages of both methods are combined t
o investigate flux structures of an YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) thin film partly
irradiated with 25 MeV oxygen ions and for inhomogeneously twinned YBC
O single crystals.