Published April 6, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Magnetic excitations and ordering in the heavy-electron superconductor URu2Si2

  • 1. Riso National Laboratory, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark

Description

Neutron scattering demonstrates the coexistence of antiferromagnetic order and superconductivity below 1 K in the heavy-electron system URu2Si2. It is found that the upper (17.5 K) transition is to an antiferromagnetic phase with a (100) modulation wave vector and spins along the tetragonal c-axis. The ordered moment is unusually small, (0.03 +- 0.01)μ/sub B/. However, spin waves develop from damped, finite-gap excitations above T/sub N/, and they are intense, propagating, and longitudinal with a zone centre gap of 1.8 meV

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
14
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1467-1470
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA