High-temperature spin dynamics of a cubic ferromagnet Pd2MnSn

The paramagnetic scattering function S(q,ω) of the metallic ferromagnet Pd2MnSn has been investigated up to 4T/sub C/ over a wide q range along the [100], [011], and [111] directions by means of both polarized and unpolarized neutron scattering techniques. The temperature and q dependence of the static response, k/sub B/Tchi(q), is explained rather well by the Heisenberg model with long-range interactions, although there are nontrivial deviations from the theory. The features of the dynamical response are summarized as follows: (i) The scattering function has a simple one-peak form centered at hω = 0 in the whole q range at 1.5T/sub C/ and 4T/sub C/. (ii) The linewidths of the function near zone boundaries agree well with the calculations based on the three-pole approximation of the Heisenberg model. (iii) The linewidths near q = 0 show the anomalously large temperature dependence, and have no q2 dependence at 4T/sub C/. These facts point to the importance of the nonadiabatic effects of the conduction electrons at high temperatures, even though the Heisenberg-type interactions between localized spins play the major role on the spin dynamics in this system