Temperature dependence of the anomalous muonium hyperfine interaction and depolarization rate in silicon

Journal Article · Fri May 15 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.23.5316· OSTI ID:6333875

Blazey, K W; Brown, J A; Cooke, D W; Dodds, S A; Estle, T L; Heffner, R H; Leon, M; Vanderwater, D A

The temperature dependence of the anomalous muonium hyperfine interaction has been measured in silicon between 5 and 150 K. The hyperfine parameters are observed to decrease with increasing temperature. This is argued to result from interaction of the anomalous muonium center with the silicon host phonons. Above 120 K a rapid increase of the depolarization rate of the anomalous muonium with temperature is observed; these data are consistent with a Raman process causing the increased depolarization.

• Research Organization: I.B.M. Research Laboratory, Zuerich, Switzerland
• OSTI ID: 6333875
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 23:10; ISSN PRBMD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640303* -- Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Positronium
Muonium
& Muonic & Mesic Atoms & Molecules
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
DEPOLARIZATION
ELEMENTS
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
LOW TEMPERATURE
MUONIUM
PHONONS
QUASI PARTICLES
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE
VERY LOW TEMPERATURE