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The flux line form factor in small angle neutron scattering and transport d
ata determines the superconducting length scares and critical fields in sin
gle crystal ErNi2B2C. For H parallel to c, the coherence length xi increase
s and the penetration depth lambda decreases when crossing T-N = 6.0 K, the
Neel transition. The critical fields show corresponding anomalies near T-N
. For H perpendicular to c, the fourfold modulation of the upper critical f
ield H-c2 is strongly temperature dependent, changing sign near T-N, and ca
n be modeled using the anisotropy of the sublattice magnetization.