Disorder driven melting of the vortex line lattice.
The 3D XY model with random in-plane couplings is simulated to model the phase diagram of a disordered type II superconductor as a function of temperature T and randomness strength p for fixed applied magnetic field. As p increases to a critical p(c), the first order vortex lattice melting line turns parallel to the T axis, continuing down to low temperatures, rather than ending at a critical point. Above p(c) preliminary results suggest the absence of a phase coherent vortex glass.
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Department of Theoretical Physics, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
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