Field Dependence of the Muon Spin Relaxation Rate in MnSi

I. M. Gat-Malureanu, A. Fukaya, M. I. Larkin, A. J. Millis, P. L. Russo, A. T. Savici, Y. J. Uemura, P. P. Kyriakou, G. M. Luke, C. R. Wiebe, Y. V. Sushko, R. H. Heffner, D. E. MacLaughlin, D. Andreica, G. M. Kalvius

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Abstract

Muon spin rotation/relaxation measurements have been performed in the itinerant helical magnet MnSi at ambient pressure and at 8.3 kbar. We have found the following: (a) the spin-lattice relaxation rate [Formula presented] shows divergence as [Formula presented] with the power [Formula presented] larger than 1 near [Formula presented]; (b) [Formula presented] is strongly reduced in an applied external field [Formula presented] and the divergent behavior near [Formula presented] is completely suppressed at [Formula presented]. We discuss that (a) is consistent with the self-consistent renormalization theory and reflects a departure from “mean-field” behavior, while (b) indicates selective suppression of spin fluctuations of the [Formula presented] component by [Formula presented].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume90
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

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