Spin dynamics in the quasi-one-dimensional S=1/2 antiferromagnet BaCu2Si2O7 -: art. no. 014402

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作者
Zheludev, A
Kenzelmann, M
Raymond, S
Masuda, T
Uchinokura, K
Lee, SH
机构
[1] Brookhaven Natl Lab, Dept Phys, Upton, NY 11973 USA
[2] Univ Oxford, Clarendon Lab, Oxford OX1 3PU, England
[3] CENG, DRFMC, SPSM, MDN, F-38054 Grenoble, France
[4] Univ Tokyo, Dept Adv Mat Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
[5] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, NIST Ctr Neutron Res, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2002年 / 65卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.65.014402
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摘要
Inelastic neutron scattering is used to identify single-particle and continuum spin excitations in the quasi-one-dimensional S = 1/2 antiferromagnet BaCu2Si2O7, In the data analysis, close attention is given to resolution effects, A gap in the continuum spectrum at Delta(c)=4.8(2) meV is directly observed. The gap energy is in excellent agreement with existing theoretical predictions. Below the gap, the spectrum is dominated by sharp acoustic spin-wave excitations.
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