Abstract
We have performed a neutron scattering experiment in order to study the spin dynamics of the itinerant-electron-antiferromagnet Mn90Cu10 at room temperature. Strongly-damped spin waves of energies up to 68 meV have been observed. These excitations have been found to be consistent with a linear dispersion relation with a stiffness constant of about 251 meV Å and an energy gap of 7.5 meV. The spin-wave damping is consistent with theoretical calculations that predict a damping linear in the wavevector q. These results are consistent with recent measurements by Nicklow and Tsunoda, and qualitatively consistent with earlier measurements by Wiltshire and collaborators.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 699-700 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 104-107 |
| Issue number | PART 1 |
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| State | Published - Feb 2 1992 |
Funding
The work at ORNL was supportedb y US DOE under contractD E-AC05-84OR2140w0 ith Martin Marietta Energy Systems,I nc. This work has also been partiallys upportedb y NATO grant GRC 900626.