Superconductivity
Superconductivity
is one of the most exciting research fields in solid-state
(condensed-matter) physics. The extensive research programmes
address questions of both scientific interest and technological
relevance. The picture on the left shows a magnet levitated
over a superconductor. The superconductor acts as a magnetic mirror
and repels the magnet, no matter what its orientation.
The physics of superconductivity is studied in various
ways, including by observing the change in the spin-direction
of muons passed through the superconductors. The picture
on the right shows the muon spin rotation (mSR) spectrometer
used by the group at the international research facility
ISIS.
26 July 2002
