Extended universal finite-T renormalization of excitations in a class of one-dimensional quantum magnets

  • Zheludev, A.
  • Garlea, V.O.
  • Regnault, L.-P.
  • Manaka, H.
  • Tsvelik, A.
  • ... Chung, J.-H.
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초록

Temperature dependencies of gap energies and magnon lifetimes are measured in the quasi-one-dimensional S=1/2 gapped quantum magnets (CH3)2CHNH3CuCL3 (IPA-CuCl3, where IPA denotes isopropyl ammonium) and Cu2Cl4•D8C4SO2 (Sul-Cu2Cl4) using inelastic neutron scattering. The results are compared to those found in literature for S=1 Haldane spin chain materials and to theoretical calculations for the O(3)- and O(N)- quantum nonlinear σ-models. It is found that when the T=0 energy gap Δ is used as the temperature scale, all experimental and theoretical curves are identical to within system-dependent but temperature-independent scaling factors of the order of unity. This quasi-universality extends over a surprising broad T range, at least up to κT∼1.5Δ. © 2008 The American Physical Society.

키워드

Finite-T renormalizationQuantum magnetsTheoretical curvesInelastic scatteringMathematical modelsNeutron scatteringOne dimensionalQuantum theoryMagnets
제목
Extended universal finite-T renormalization of excitations in a class of one-dimensional quantum magnets
저자
Zheludev, A.Garlea, V.O.Regnault, L.-P.Manaka, H.Tsvelik, A.Chung, J.-H.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.157204
발행일
2008
유형
Article
저널명
Physical Review Letters
100
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