@article{117086, author = {D. Reznik and B. Keimer and F. Dogan and I.A. Aksay}, title = {Q-DEPENDENCE OF SELF-ENERGY EFFECTS OF THE PLANE OXYGEN VIBRATION IN YBA2CU3O7}, abstract = { We have measured the temperature dependence of the peak position and linewidth of the 42.5 meV phonon branch in a twinned single crystal of YBa2Cu3O7 as a function of wave vector q. In the (100)/(010) direction in the Brillouin zone, considerable softening and broadening occur below the superconducting transition temperature T-c at some values of q. We observe an order of magnitude smaller softening and no linewidth broadening for q in the (110)/(1(1) over bar0$) direction. Possible implications of these findings for the symmetry of the superconducting order parameter are discussed. }, year = {1995}, journal = {Physical Review LettersPhysical Review Letters}, volume = {75}, number = {12}, pages = {2396-2399}, month = {09/1995}, isbn = {0031-9007}, language = {eng}, }