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Superconducting Gap in CeCoIn5

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One of the central questions that can be asked about any bulk superconductor is the symmetry of its superconducting gap, Δ(k).

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Van Dyke, J.S. (2018). Superconducting Gap in CeCoIn5. In: Electronic and Magnetic Excitations in Correlated and Topological Materials. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89938-1_2

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