Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

IMAGES OF THE FERMI SURFACE IN PHONON AND SPIN-WAVE SPECTRA. Technical Report No. 9

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4793531

Calculations were carried out to determine whether images of the electronic Fermi surface might be observable in phonon and spin-wave spectra of metals. Semiquantitative estimates were made of the magnitude of image effects in phonon dispersion curves and phonon lifetimes in typical metals, as weH as in spin-wave dispersion curves in rare-earth metals. These estimates lead to the conclusion that Fermi surface images may be experimentally observable in favorable circumstances. (auth)

Research Organization:
California. Univ., La Jolla
NSA Number:
NSA-16-015190
OSTI ID:
4793531
Report Number(s):
NP-11468
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English