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Effects of Columnar Pins on Flux Line Dynamics

Condensed Matter 2009-10-22 v2

Abstract

The effects of columnar pins on the flux lines in a model High-Tc superconductor in an applied field are studied through Monte Carlo simulations. An analytic solution for a single line case is obtained and compared with the simulation results. By introducing a tilted potential, we study simulated ``IV" characteristics and the results indicate a distinct scaling behavior above and below the depinning temperature. We introduce a diverging length scale measured in terms of a ``retrapping length'' to analyze self-similar behavior across the depinning transition.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9305032,
  title  = {Effects of Columnar Pins on Flux Line Dynamics},
  author = {Seungoh Ryu and A. Kapitulnik and S. Doniach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9305032},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pages, RevTeX3.0, four figres upon request