title: Nodal quasiparticle lifetime in the superconducting state of Bi(2)Sr(2)CaCu(2)O(8+delta)
abstract: We have measured the complex conductivity sigma of a Bi(2)Sr(2)CaCu(2)O(8+delta) thin film between 0.2 and 0.8 THz. We find sigma in the superconducting state to be well described as the sum of contributions from quasiparticles, condensate, and order parameter fluctuations which draw 30% of the spectral weight from the condensate. An analysis based on this decomposition yields a quasiparticle scattering rate on the order of k(B)T/Planck's over 2pi for temperatures below T(c).
authors.affiliation: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orenstein
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Eckstein