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Title: Unusual magnetic excitations in the weakly ordered spin- 1 2 chain antiferromagnet Sr 2 CuO 3 : Possible evidence for Goldstone magnon coupled with the amplitude mode

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. P. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Moscow (Russia)
  2. P. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Moscow (Russia); High School of Economics, Moscow (Russia)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

We report on an electron spin resonance (ESR) study of a nearly one-dimensional (1D) spin-1/2 chain antiferromagnet, Sr2CuO3, with extremely weak magnetic ordering. The ESR spectra at T > TN, in the disordered Luttinger-spin-liquid phase, reveal nearly ideal Heisenberg-chain behavior with only a very small, field-independent linewidth, ~1/T. In the ordered state, below TN, we identify field-dependent antiferromagnetic resonance modes, which are well described by pseudo-Goldstone magnons in the model of a collinear biaxial antiferromagnet. Additionally, we observe a major resonant mode with unusual and strongly anisotropic properties, which is not anticipated by the conventional theory of Goldstone spin waves. Lastly, we propose that this unexpected magnetic excitation can be attributed to a field-independent magnon mode renormalized due to its interaction with the high-energy amplitude (Higgs) mode in the regime of weak spontaneous symmetry breaking.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1345730
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1339768
Report Number(s):
BNL-113531-2017-JA; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PO010; KC0201060; TRN: US1700963
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 95, Issue 2; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 7 works
Citation information provided by
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