Abstract
In a recent neutron-scattering experiment on the quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnet Cu benzoate, a gap was induced by an applied magnetic field. We argue that the primary mechanism of the gap formation is an effective staggered field due to both the alternating -tensor and the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. We explain the dependence of the gap on the applied field, as well as identify several peaks in the structure factor .
- Received 23 May 1997
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.2883
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