Creation and measurement of long-lived magnetic monopole currents in spin ice

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-258

  Giblin, S R ^a   Bramwell, S T ^b   Holdsworth, P C W ^c   Prabhakaran, D ^d   Terry, I ^e  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSPROSIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CAPACITOR EFFECTS; CHEMICAL KINETIC MODEL; LIKE CHARGES; MAGNETIC CHARGES; MAGNETIC CURRENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD PULSE; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MICROSCOPIC PARAMETER;

ICE;

EID: 79952452005     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1896     Document Type: Article

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