Abstract
Modulated adiabatic passage on oriented nuclei has been used in combination with beta-ray detection to make a definitive measurement of a nuclear electric quadrupole hyperfine interaction in elemental iron. For 59Fe in single-crystal iron magnetized along the easy (100) direction P/h=3eQVZZ/4I(2I-1)h = + 19.4(5) kHz, and along the hard (111) direction P/h = + 20.2(5) kHz. Theoretical estimates for the 59Fe ground-state nuclear electric quadrupole moment are considered in terms of the particle-rotor model and the shell model. A value of Q = +0.19(3) b is adopted, which, in turn, is used to obtain electric field gradient values at the Fe site of VZZ = + 1.7(3) × 1019 V m-2 and + 1.8(3) × 1019 Vm-2 for magnetization along the easy and hard directions, respectively. Comparisons are made with previously measured results for the nearby 3d impurities Mn and Co in Fe.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 134425 |
Pages (from-to) | 1344251-1344258 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2002 |