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Spectrum of a Magnetized Strong-Leg Quantum Spin Ladder
Inelastic neutron scattering is used to measure the spin excitation spectrum of the Heisenberg S = 1/2 ladder material (C7H10N)(2)CuBr4 in its entirety, both in the gapped spin liquid and the magnetic field-induced Tomonaga-Luttinger spin liquid regimes. A fundamental change of the spin dynamics is observed between these two regimes. Density matrix renormalization group calculations quantitatively reproduce and help understand the observed commensurate and incommensurate excitations. The results validate long-standing quantum field-theoretical predictions but also test the limits of that approach.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000323898300019
Authors
Schmidiger, D.
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Bouillot, P.
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Guidi, T.
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Bewley, R.
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Kollath, C.
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Giamarchi, T.
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Zheludev, A.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Published in
Volume
111
Issue
10
Article Number
107202
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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EPFL
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October 1, 2013
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