Published January 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin correlations and a mesoscopic structure in Ni-Mn-Ga

  • 1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Konstantinov St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (Russian Federation)
  • 2. National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Metal Physics (Ukraine)
  • 3. Laboratoire Leon Brillouin (France)
  • 4. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics (Russian Federation)

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The mesoscopic structures of the Heusler alloys Ni49.1Mn29.4Ga21.5 and Ni2MnGa are studied by small-angle polarized neutron scattering in the temperature range 15 < T < 400 K. The characteristic temperatures of phase transformations (ferromagnetic, martensitic, and premartensitic transformations) and the characteristic sizes of mesoscopic inhomogeneities in them have been determined. Differences in the spin dynamics of these phases and magnetic-nuclear interference upon neutron scattering have been revealed. The evolutions of the mesoscopic structures in the nonstoichiometric and stoichiometric alloys are found to be substantially different

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Journal Title
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 102-113
ISSN
1063-7761
CODEN
JTPHES

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