Abstract
We report the first detailed and quantitative study of the Josephson coupling energy in the vortex liquid, Bragg glass, and vortex glass phases of by the Josephson plasma resonance. The measurements revealed distinct features in the and dependencies of the plasma frequency for each of these three vortex phases. When going across either the Bragg-to-vortex glass or the Bragg-to-liquid transition line, shows a dramatic change. We provide a quantitative discussion on the properties of these phase transitions, including the first order nature of the Bragg-to-vortex glass transition.
- Received 16 December 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2945
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