Calculation of spin tunneling effects in the presence of an applied magnetic field

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Liang, J Q ^a   Muller Kirsten H J W ^a   Shurgaia, A V ^a   Zimmerschied, F ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE;

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLES; PATH INTEGRAL METHOD; SPIN TUNNELING; TUNNELING SPLITTINGS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 0041856298     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00884-6     Document Type: Article

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