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AUTHOR
Michael Steiner
Magnetism in lowdimensional systems
Abstract Magnetism in lowdimensional systems is characterized by the importance of space and time dependent correlations with respect to static long range order which does not exist for finite temperatures in such systems except for the 2D-Ising model. Typical properties of these strongly fluctuating systems will be discussed and compared to the behaviour of normal magnets. Strongly nonlinear effects can be observed, like solitons and new quantum groundstates as in the 1D-Heisenberg antiferromagnet for S=1. As real crystals with quasi-lowdimensional magnetic behaviour can be obtained, experiments in this field have significantly advanced our understanding of collective processes in systems …
Spin Dynamics of the Half-Integer-Spin Quasi-One-Dimensional Heisenberg Antiferromagnet CsMnI3
Magnetic excitations of CsMnI 3 , a quasi-one-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnet with S =5/2, have been measured by means of inelastic neutron scattering. Magnetic excitations in the low temperature phase are in good agreement with the predictions of the conventional linear spin-wave theory. In particular, in accordance with the linear spin-wave theory, we found three separate modes at Q =(0, 0, 1) instead of a threefold degenerate mode as seen in CsNiCl 3 ( S =1). It confirms that the spin dynamics of the integer spin value system are very different from those of the half-integer spin value system, even in their three-dimensionally ordered phase. Magnetic excitations in the intermediat…
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC ORDER, USE OF SPIN DEPENDENT AMPLITUDES
The use of the spin dependent part of the nuclear scattering length gives access to neutron scattering to the field of nuclear magnetism. This paper presents the theoretical and experimental background for such experiments. The available results on nuclear order will be reviewed and put if possible in the larger frame of many body physics. The possibilities of using nuclear magnetism for new applications or the improvement of scattering techniques will be stressed as well.
Challenges in defining the base of Cambrian Series 2 and Stage 3
Formal subdivision of the Cambrian System into four series and ten stages is in progress. The base of Cambrian Stage 3 (provisional), which is conterminous with the base of Cambrian Series 2 (provisional), is expected to be placed at a horizon close to the first appearance of trilobites, which marks the onset of the largest phase of the Cambrian explosion. Conceptually, an ideal boundary position would be marked by a significant and globally recognizable bioevent that divides the lower part of the Cambrian System into a sub-trilobitic Terreneuvian Series and a trilobite-dominated Series 2. If the level is to be identified principally through biostratigraphic means, its position also needs t…
Early Cambrian origin of modern food webs: evidence from predator arrow worms.
7 pages; International audience; Although palaeontological evidence from exceptional biota demonstrates the existence of diverse marine communities in the Early Cambrian (approx. 540-520 Myr ago), little is known concerning the functioning of the marine ecosystem, especially its trophic structure and the full range of ecological niches colonized by the fauna. The presence of a diverse zooplankton in Early Cambrian oceans is still an open issue. Here we provide compelling evidence that chaetognaths, an important element of modern zooplankton, were present in the Early Cambrian Chengjiang biota with morphologies almost identical to Recent forms. New information obtained from the lowermost Cam…
The magnetic properties of ferrocene based macromolecules
Abstract Magnetic susceptibility data for conjugatively linked biferrocenes and a methylene bridged ferrocene polymer are presented. In 9,10-di((2-ferrocenyl)vinyl)anthracene a rigid divinylanthracene bridge is connecting two ferrocene units, and the oxidation of both iron centers leads to an antiferromagnetic coupling. In contrast, ferromagnetic coupling between iron centers is indicated for 2,2'-cis,trans-di((2-ferrocenyl)vinyl)biphenyl, where a twist around the phenyl-phenyl bond in the divinylbiphenyl bridging molecule is likely to occur.