Contents

• Abstract
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Superconductivity
  • London Theory
  • BCS Theory
  • Ginzburg-Landau Theory
  • The Vortex Core
• Material Properties of LuNi₂B₂C
  • The Nickel Borocarbide Family
  • LuNi₂B₂C
• Experiment
  • Transverse Field $\mu$SR
  • Apparatus Setup
• Analysis
  • Data Fitting in the Time Domain
  • Model for the Internal Field Distribution
  • Fitting Software
  • Calculation of the Core Radius
  • Fit Quality
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusions
• Bibliography