Evolution with applied field of the magnetic structure of TbNiAl4

R. White*, W. D. Hutchison, D. J. Goossens, A. J. Studer, K. Nishimura

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    Abstract

    Neutron powder diffraction data of TbNiAl4 has been re-examined using a representational analysis, allowing a new model of the magnetic structure to be deduced. The basis vectors obtained describe an ‘elliptical helix’ type structure in which the moments rotate in the ab-plane as one moves along the c-axis. This new model has been used to simulate the expected result of a Low Temperature Nuclear Orientation (LTNO) experiment involving 299 keV gamma-ray emission from the 160Dy daughter of aligned 160Tb nuclei. Results of the simulation along the a-axis appear to partly match currently existing experimental data, with good agreement in the magnitude of lost anisotropy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)85-93
    Number of pages9
    JournalHyperfine Interactions
    Volume231
    Issue number1-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2015

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