Inelastic-neutron-scattering study of excited spin multiplets and low-energy phonons in the Fe8 nanomagnet: Implications for relaxation

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Carretta, S ^a   Santini, P ^a   Amoretti, G ^a   Guidi, T ^b   Dyson, J ^b   Caciuffo, R ^b,f   Stride, J A ^c,g   Caneschi, A ^d   Copley, J R D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 33646384179     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.144425     Document Type: Article

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