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Title: Magnons and continua in a magnetized and dimerized spin - 1 2 chain

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy
  2. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States); Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy
  3. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy
  4. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
  5. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.; Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy
  6. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)

We examine the magnetic field dependent excitations of the dimerized spin -1/2 chain, copper nitrate, with antiferromagnetic intra-dimer exchange $$J_1=0.44$$ (1) meV and exchange alternation $$\alpha=J_2/J_1=0.26$$ (2). Magnetic excitations in three distinct regimes of magnetization are probed through inelastic neutron scattering at low temperatures. At low and high fields there are three and two long-lived magnon-like modes, respectively. The number of modes and the anti-phase relationship between the wave-vector dependent energy and intensity of magnon scattering reflect the distinct ground states: A singlet ground state at low fields $$\mu_0H < \mu_0H_{c1} = 2.8$$ T and an $$S_z=1/2$$ product state at high fields $$\mu_0H > \mu_0H_{c2} = 4.2$$ T. Lastly, in the intermediate field regime, a continuum of scattering for $$\hbar\omega\approx J_1$$ is indicative of a strongly correlated gapless quantum state without coherent magnons.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; FG02-08ER46544; DMR-0454672; DMR-0944772; DEAC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1159418
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1181025
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 90, Issue 9; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 8 works
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