Published June 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Lowfield behaviour of Tm2+ in CaF2 at ultra-low nuclear spin temperature

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Service de Physique du Solide et de Resonance Magnetique

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The lowest lying states of Tm2+ in CaF2 in low magnetic field, are a triplet and a singlet at + 1100 MHz. We show that the distribution of population within the triplet is determined by the 19F nuclear spin temperature Tsub(F). In addition, at very low Tsub(F)(Tsub(F) < 300 μK) the two E.P.R. lines of the triplet are shifted and narrowed, due to a local orientation of the 19F spins around the Tm2+ impurities. The magnetic disturbances created by Tm2+ can be eliminated by pumping into the non-magnetic singlet. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Physica B plus C
Journal Volume
100
Journal Issue
3
Series
Physica B plus C.
Journal Page Range
333-342
ISSN
0378-4363