Abstract
Electron-paramagnetic-resonance experiments in LiTb, LiHo, and LiEr have been performed at frequencies between 70 and 600 GHz, in magnetic fields up to 60 kG and in the temperature range K. The experiments yield precise information on the lowest levels of the rare-earth ions. We investigated the resonance line position and the linewidth as a function of frequency and temperature. The values and the couplings between the lowest levels are determined. The local field around the magnetic ion is measured directly and the Curie constant can be calculated. The results give the single-ion parameters appropriate to a description of the low-temperature magnetism in these compounds.
- Received 12 March 1979
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.21.18
©1980 American Physical Society