A study of the quantum classical crossover in the spin dynamics of the 2D S=5/2 antiferromagnet Rb2MnF4: neutron scattering, computer simulations, and analytic theories

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dc.creatorHuberman, T.
dc.creatorTennant, D. A.
dc.creatorCowley, R. A.
dc.creatorColdea, R.
dc.creatorFrost, C. D.
dc.date2008-04-17
dc.date2008-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:41:43Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:41:43Z
dc.descriptionWe report comprehensive inelastic neutron scattering measurements of the magnetic excitations in the 2D spin-5/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet Rb2MnF4 as a function of temperature from deep in the Neel ordered phase up to paramagnetic, 0.13 < kBT/4JS < 1.4. Well defined spin-waves are found for wave-vectors larger than the inverse correlation length $η^{-1}$ for temperatures up to near the Curie-Weiss temperature, $Θ_{CW}$. For wave-vectors smaller than $η^{-1}$, relaxational dynamics occurs. The observed renormalization of spin-wave energies, and evolution of excitation line-shapes, with increasing temperature are quantitatively compared with finite-temperature spin-wave theory, and computer simulations for classical spins. Random phase approximation calculations provide a good description of the low-temperature renormalisation of spin-waves. In contrast, lifetime broadening calculated using the first Born approximation shows, at best, modest agreement around the zone boundary at low temperatures. Classical dynamics simulations using an appropriate quantum-classical correspondence were found to provide a good description of the intermediate- and high-temperature regimes over all wave-vector and energy scales, and the crossover from quantum to classical dynamics observed around $Θ_{CW}/S$, where the spin S=5/2. A characterisation of the data over the whole wave-vector/energy/temperature parameter space is given. In this, $T^2$ behaviour is found to dominate the wave-vector and temperature dependence of the line widths over a large parameter range, and no evidence of hydrodynamic behaviour or dynamical scaling behaviour found within the accuracy of the data sets.
dc.description28 pages 20 figures, Published in J. Stat. Mech. (2008) P05017 without changes
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2901
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2901
dc.identifierJ. Stat. Mech. (2008) P05017
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1742-5468/2008/05/P05017
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/161926
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleA study of the quantum classical crossover in the spin dynamics of the 2D S=5/2 antiferromagnet Rb2MnF4: neutron scattering, computer simulations, and analytic theories
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