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Muon spin relaxation in CeCu2Si2 and muon knight shift in various heavy-fermion systems

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Positive muon spin precession has been observed in various heavy-fermion systems in the transverse external magnetic field. In the superconductor CeCu2.1Si2, the relaxation rate of muon spins increases rapidly with decreasing temperature below TC. This is interpreted as the results of the inhomogeneous fields due to the imperfect penetration of the external field into the type-II superconducting state. The magnetic-field penetration depth λ is derived from the observed muon spin relaxation rate. λ is about 1200 ∢ at T∼0.5TC, and the temperature dependence of λ is consistent with the relation expected for a BCS superconductor. We have also measured the muon Knight shift Kμ in the normal (or paramagnetic) state of various heavy-fermion systems. Kμ is large and negative (about −1000∼−3000 ppm at T=10 K) for CeCu2Si2, UPt3 and CeAl3, while more complicated signals are measured in CePb3 and CeB6. The negative muon Knight shift in the non-magnetic heavy-fermion systems is discussed in terms of the Kondo-coupling between the conduction- and f-electrons.

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  1. Brookhaven National Lab., 11973, Upton, New York, USA

    Y. J. Uemura

  2. College of William and Mary, 23185, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

    W. J. Kossler, B. Hitti, J. R. Kempton, H. E. Schone & X. H. Yu

  3. Virginia State Univ., 23803, Petersburg, Virginia, USA

    C. E. Stronach

  4. George Mason Univ., 22030, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    W. F. Lankford

  5. TRIUMF, V6T-2A3, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    D. R. Noakes, R. Keitel, M. Senba & J. H. Brewer

  6. Univ. of Saskatchewan, S7N-0W0, Saskatoon, Sakatchewan, Canada

    E. J. Ansaldo

  7. Tsukuba Univ., 305, Ibaragi, Japan

    Y. Oonuki & T. Komatsubara

  8. AT & T Bell Labs., 07974, Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA

    G. Aeppli

  9. Univ. of Konstanz, Germany

    E. Bucher

  10. Temple Univ., 19122, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    J. E. Crow

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Uemura, Y.J., Kossler, W.J., Hitti, B. et al. Muon spin relaxation in CeCu2Si2 and muon knight shift in various heavy-fermion systems. Hyperfine Interact 31, 413–418 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02401589

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