Neutron study of crystal-field transitions in ErPO[sub 4] [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: (13 pages) : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary:

The crystal-field splitting of the Er[sup 3+] ground multiplet, [sup 4]I[sub 15/2], in ErPO[sub 4] is investigated by inelastic neutron scattering. Four excitations from the [Gamma][sub 7] ground state to the excited states and several transitions between the excited states have been identified. The observed transition energies and intensities are used to refine the parameters of the crystal-field potential. The calculated magnetic susceptibility, [chi](T), agrees well with experimental values from single-crystal measurements. A comparison of the neutron data with optical absorption and both nonresonance and resonance Raman scattering measurements has been made.

Report Numbers:

E 1.99:anl/cp-76341
E 1.99: conf-921201--8
conf-921201--8
anl/cp-76341

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Materials Science

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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1992.
"anl/cp-76341"
" conf-921201--8"
"DE93004131"
Conference on magnetism and magnetic materials, Houston, TX (United States), 1-4 Dec 1992.
Abraham, M.M.; Boatner, L.A.; Loong, C.-K.; Edelstein, N.M.; Soderholm, L.; Hammonds, J.P.

Funding Information:

W-31109-ENG-38

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