Persistence of the first-order transition lines in mesoscopic Bi${}_2$Sr${}_2$CaCu${}_2$O${}_8$ vortex matter with less than hundred vortices

M. Konczykowski, Y. Fasano, M. I. Dolz +3

The persistence of the first-order transition line in the phase diagram of mesoscopic Bi${}_2$Sr${}_2$CaCu${}_2$O${}_8$ vortex matter is detected down to a system size of less than…