Magnetic x-ray scattering studies of holmium using synchro- tron radiation

Doon Gibbs, D. E. Moncton, K. L. D’Amico, J. Bohr, and B. H. Grier
Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 234 – Published 8 July 1985
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Abstract

We present the results of magnetic x-ray scattering experiments on the rare-earth metal holmium using synchrotron radiation. Direct high-resolution measurements of the nominally incommensurate magnetic satellite reflections reveal new lock-in behavior which we explain within a simple spin-discommensuration model. As a result of magnetoelastic coupling, the spin-discommensuration array produces additional x-ray diffraction satellites. Their observation further substantiates the model and demonstrates additional advantages of synchrotron radiation for magnetic-structure studies.

  • Received 26 March 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.234

©1985 American Physical Society

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Doon Gibbs, D. E. Moncton, K. L. D’Amico, J. Bohr, and B. H. Grier

  • Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973

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Vol. 55, Iss. 2 — 8 July 1985

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