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Nonmagnetic crystal-electric-field ground state in the heavy-fermion compound PrInAg{sub 2}

Conference ·
OSTI ID:334328
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Lujan Center
  3. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  4. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Intense Pulsed Neutron Source
The authors have performed inelastic neutron scattering measurements that confirm that the crystal-electric-field split ground state in the heavy-fermion compound PrInAg{sub 2} is a nonmagnetic, non-Kramers doublet. This implies that a quadrupolar Kondo interaction is responsible for the enhanced thermodynamic properties observed at low temperatures. They also observe anomalous broadening of the inelastic peaks and suggest two possible causes for this broadening.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
334328
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--98-3558; CONF-980745--; ON: DE99002398
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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