%0 Journal Article %K Thin films %K Ion beams %K Morphology %K Atomic force microscopy %K Computer software %K Computer simulation %K Energy dissipation %K Electric resistance %K Crystal defects %K Current voltage characteristics %K Pinning %K Columnar defects %K Electronic energy loss %K Chemical vapor deposition %K Critical current density (superconductivity) %K Deformation %K Ion bombardment %K Magnesium compounds %K Particle accelerators %A S.R Shinde %A S.B Ogale %A J Higgins %A R.J Choudhary %A V.N Kulkarni %A T Venkatesan %A H Zheng %A Ramamoorthy Ramesh %A A.V Pogrebnyakov %A S.Y Xu %A Q Li %A X.X Xi %A J.M Redwing %A D Kanjilal %B Applied Physics Letters %D 2004 %G eng %P 2352-2354 %R 10.1063/1.1687982 %T Modification of critical current density of MgB 2 films irradiated with 200 MeV Ag ions %V 84 %X The modification in the temperature and field dependence of critical current density of high quality MgB 2 thin films, irradiated with 200 MeV Ag ion, was studied. A standard four-probe technique with a direct current source was used for transport measurements. Significant enhancement in critical current density, in a specific magnetic field range, was observed for MgB 2 films. The formation of defect clusters in high concentration is suggested to be responsible for the observed improvement in J C.