Thermal expansion near the bicritical point in YbAgGe

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Abstract

A flexible-plate capacitive dilatometer, designed to operate while immersed in the liquid helium ``mash'' of a top-loading dilution refrigerator, was used to measure the thermal expansion of the heavy-fermion antiferromagnet YbAgGe near the bicritical point reported near 0.3 K in a magnetic field of 4.5 T applied parallel to the ab-axis [1]. We will discuss the phase diagram and quantum bicriticality of YbAgGe and the new dilatometer.

[1] Y. Tokiwa et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 116401 (2013).

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Presenters

  • George Schmiedeshoff

    Department of Physics, Occidental College, Physics, Occidental College

Authors

  • George Schmiedeshoff

    Department of Physics, Occidental College, Physics, Occidental College

  • J.-H. Park

    National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

  • D. Graf

    National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

  • S.L. Bud'ko

    Physics and Astronomy, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University

  • P.C. Canfield

    Iowa State University, Physics and Astronomy, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University