Muon spin relaxation and rotation measurements on single crystals of the heavy-fermion superconductor UBe13

Citation
Pd. De Reotier et al., Muon spin relaxation and rotation measurements on single crystals of the heavy-fermion superconductor UBe13, PHYS REV B, 61(9), 2000, pp. 6377-6380
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
ISSN journal
10980121 → ACNP
Volume
61
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
6377 - 6380
Database
ISI
SICI code
1098-0121(20000301)61:9<6377:MSRARM>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We report zero-, longtudinal-, and transverse-field positive muon spin rela xation (mu SR) measurements in single crystals of the heavy-fermion superco nductor UBe13 [T-c=0.83(2) K]. Our zero-field measurements provide an upper limit for any quasistatic magnetic moments in this system below 100 K of 0 .001 mu(B), consistent with previous measurements on polycrystals. From the transverse-field measurements we rind a lower bound for the London penetra tion depth lambda(L) = 1210 nm. This value implies a lower limit for the ef fective mass consistent with the low-temperature specific heat.