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Observation of intermultiplet transitions in SmFe sub 11 Ti by inelastic magnetic neutron scattering

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. Istituto Materiali Speciali per Elettronica e Magnetismo del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Chiavari 18/a, I-43100 Parma (Italy)
  2. Dipartimento di Scienze dei Materiali e della Terra, Universita di Ancona, via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona (Italy) Neutron Science Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon (United Kingdom)
  3. Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)
  4. Neutron Science Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon (United Kingdom)
Magnetic neutron spectroscopy of SMFe{sub 11}Ti reveals a dispersionless electronic excitation corresponding to transitions between levels of the exchange-split ground- and first-excited-state multiplets of the Sm{sup 3+} ion. The observed excitation energy of 175.5 meV at {ital T}=20 K may be accounted for in the framework of an exchange and crystal-field model by assuming a bare spin-orbit splitting of 129 meV for the {ital J}=5/2 and 7/2 multiplets. The neutron spectroscopy data are explained with the same parameters used to fit the experimental magnetization curves of single-crystal SmFe{sub 11}Ti.
OSTI ID:
6389910
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Vol. 42:4; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English