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Longitudinal-field muon-spin-relaxation measurements have revealed inhomogeneous distribution of the internal magnetic field at temperatures above the bulk superconducting (SC) transition temperature, $T_{rm c}$, in slightly overdoped Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_{1-x}$Y$_x$Cu$_2$O$_{8+delta}$. The distribution width of the internal magnetic field, $Delta$, evolves continuously with decreasing temperature toward $T_{rm c}$. The origin of the increase in $Delta$ is discussed in terms of the creation of SC domains in a sample.
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