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Phys. Rev. 84, 691–694 (1951)

The Isotope Effect in Superconductivity. I. Mercury

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C. A. Reynolds, B. Serin, and L. B. Nesbitt*
Physics Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Received 3 August 1951; published in the issue dated November 1951

The critical magnetic fields of various isotopic mixtures of mercury have been measured as a function of temperature. The critical magnetic field at any temperature is found to decrease with increasing average mass, and the critical temperature also decreases with increasing mass. The relationship M1/2Tc=const, connecting the critical temperature Tc and the average mass number M, is established. Conclusions are drawn concerning the specific heats of the normal and superconducting states of the isotopes.

© 1951 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRev.84.691
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10.1103/PhysRev.84.691
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*Present address: Research Laboratory, General Electric Company, The Knolls, Schenectady, New York.

See Also

See Also: B. Serin, C. A. Reynolds, and C. Lohman, The Isotope Effect in Superconductivity. II. Tin and Lead, Phys. Rev. 86, 162 (1952).