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Title: Multilevel relaxation model for describing the Moessbauer spectra of nanoparticles in a magnetic field

Journal Article · · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics and Technology (Russian Federation)

A theory is developed for the Moessbauer absorption spectra of an ensemble of single-domain particles in a magnetic field. This theory is based on the generalization of a relaxation model with a quantummechanical description of the stationary states of a particle and on the formalism of Liouville operators for describing the hyperfine interaction for a hyperfine field changing in both the magnitude and direction for various stationary states. The general scheme of calculating relaxation Moessbauer spectra in terms of a standard stochastic approach is substantially optimized using operations with block matrices and a unique tridiagonalization of high-rank non-Hermitian matrices with a simple nonorthogonal transformation in the calculation procedure. The resulting model can easily be implemented on a personal computer. It considers the physical mechanisms of formation of a hyperfine structure in a spectrum of nanoparticles in a real situation and self-consistently describes the qualitative features of the nontrivial evolution of spectra with the temperature and the magnetic-field direction and strength, which has been detected in {sup 57}Fe nucleus experiments performed on magnetic nanoparticles for half a century.

OSTI ID:
22027887
Journal Information:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 114, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English