Detection of vortex excitations in a $\mathrm{Bi_2Sr_2Ca_2Cu_3O_{10}}$ crystal at temperatures above the critical temperature by EPR of the surface layer

Vortex excitations have been detected at temperatures both below and above the critical temperature when investigating local magnetic fields on the surface of a Bi₂Sr₂Ca₂Cu₃O₁₀ single crystal by means of an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) probe. A thin layer of a diphenyl picrylhydrazyl organic radical deposited on the crystal surface is used as the EPR probe. A narrow EPR signal makes it possible to detect weak distortions of the magnetic field appearing at T ≿ T _c. The analysis of the temperature dependences of the resonance field and the EPR linewidth is thebasis of the assumption of the vortex nature of magnetic excitations in this temperature range.