Nuclear magnetic resonance in the heavy fermion superconductors
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Nuclear magnetic resonance has emerged as a vital technique for investigating strongly correlated electron systems, and is particularly important for studying superconductivity. In this paper the basic features of NMR as a technique for probing the superconducting state are reviewed. Topics include include spin relaxation processes, studies of vortex lattices, and phenomena associated with unconventional pairing symmetries. Recent experimental work is reviewed, with a particular emphasis on the heavy fermion superconductors. PACS numbers: 71.27.+a, 74.25.Ha, 74.25.Nf,74.25.Nf, 76.60.-k Submitted to: Rep. Prog. Phys.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008