Nanosecond X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy on Magnetic Skyrmions

Seaberg, M. H.; Holladay, B.; Lee, J. C. T.; Sikorski, M.; Reid, A. H.; Montoya, S. A.; Dakovski, G. L.; Koralek, J. D.; Coslovich, G.; Moeller, S.; Schlotter, W. F.; Streubel, R.; Kevan, S. D.; Fischer, P.; Fullerton, E. E.; Turner, J. L.; Decker, F. -J.; Sinha, S. K.; Roy, S.; Turner, J. J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.067403

Title: Nanosecond X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy on Magnetic Skyrmions

Journal Article · Wed Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.067403· OSTI ID:1374658

Seaberg, M. H.; Holladay, B.; Lee, J. C. T.; Sikorski, M.; Reid, A. H.; Montoya, S. A.; Dakovski, G. L.; Koralek, J. D.; Coslovich, G.; Moeller, S.; Schlotter, W. F.; Streubel, R.; Kevan, S. D.; Fischer, P.; Fullerton, E. E.; Turner, J. L.; Decker, F. -J.; Sinha, S. K.; Roy, S.; Turner, J. J.

We report an X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy method that exploits the recent development of the two-pulse mode at the Linac Coherent Light Source. By using coherent resonant X-ray magnetic scattering, we studied spontaneous fluctuations on nanosecond timescales in thin films of multilayered Fe/Gd that exhibit ordered stripe and skyrmion lattice phases. The correlation time of the fluctuations was found to differ between the skyrmion phase and near the stripe-skyrmion boundary. As a result, this technique will enable a significant new area of research on the study of equilibrium fluctuations in condensed matter.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; AC02-05CH11231; SC0003678

OSTI ID:: 1374658

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1369467; OSTI ID: 1417603

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Vol. 119 Journal Issue: 6; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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