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Zero-field muon spin rotation in monocrystalline chromium

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Spin precession of positive muons in chromium in zero applied magnetic field is reported for the first time. The observations cover the temperature range from about 2.5 K to 10 K and thus pertain to the so-called longitudinal spin-density wave (LSDW) state of antiferromagnetic Cr. The conclusions that may be drawn from the existence of one rather sharp spin precession line are discussed, among them the estimateD μ=2.4·10−14 m2 s−1 for the muon diffusivity at 4 K. Considerable evidence exists for a strong interactions of μ+ with the charge-density waves that are likely to accompany the LSDWs in Cr.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische und Angewandte Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-7000, Stuttgart 80, Germany

    J. Major, A. Seeger, K. -P. Döring & D. Herlach

  2. Institut für Physik, Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Postfach 800665, D-7000, Stuttgart 80, Germany

    J. Mundy, M. Schmolz, A. Seeger, K. Fürderer & G. Majer

  3. Physikalisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 12, D-6900, Heidelberg 1, Germany

    M. Gladisch

  4. Argonne National Laboratory, 60439, Argonne, Illinois, USA

    J. Mundy

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Major, J., Mundy, J., Schmolz, M. et al. Zero-field muon spin rotation in monocrystalline chromium. Hyperfine Interact 31, 259–264 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02401569

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