The complete elastic tensor of YNi_2B_2C was determined by application of the resonant ultrasound spectroscopy technique to a single-crystal sample. Elastic constants were found to be in good agreement with partial results obtained from `time-of-flight' measurements performed on samples cut from the same ingot. From the measured constants, the bulk modulus and Debye temperature are calculated.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0210174,
title = {Elastic Tensor of YNi_2B_2C},
author = {P. M. C. Rourke and Johnpierre Paglione and F. Ronning and Louis Taillefer and K. Kadowaki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0210174},
year = {2009}
}