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Deviations from linear spin wave theory in the 2D, S=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet CFTD

2004
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The spin excitation spectrum in the 2D square lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet CFTD has been investigated using time-of-flight neutron scattering. The magnon dispersion and intensities have been determined as a function of wavevector Q in the full Brillouin zone. Both quantities are found to deviate significantly from the predictions of linear spin wave theory for wavevectors in the vicinity of Q = (pi, 0), whereas good agreement is found near Q = (pi/2, pi/2).

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Spin wave

In condensed matter physics, a spin wave is a propagating disturbance in the ordering of a magnetic material. These low-lying collective excitations occur in magnetic lattices with continuous symmetry. From the equivalent quasiparticle point of view, spin waves are known as magnons, which are bosonic modes of the spin lattice that correspond roughly to the phonon excitations of the nuclear lattice. As temperature is increased, the thermal excitation of spin waves reduces a ferromagnet's spontaneous magnetization.

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The emission spectrum of a chemical element or chemical compound is the spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to an electron making a transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state. The photon energy of the emitted photon is equal to the energy difference between the two states. There are many possible electron transitions for each atom, and each transition has a specific energy difference. This collection of different transitions, leading to different radiated wavelengths, make up an emission spectrum.

Neutron scattering

Neutron scattering, the irregular dispersal of free neutrons by matter, can refer to either the naturally occurring physical process itself or to the man-made experimental techniques that use the natural process for investigating materials. The natural/physical phenomenon is of elemental importance in nuclear engineering and the nuclear sciences. Regarding the experimental technique, understanding and manipulating neutron scattering is fundamental to the applications used in crystallography, physics, physical chemistry, biophysics, and materials research.

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