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arXiv:0711.4094

Quasi-universal finite-$T$ scaling in gapped one-dimensional quantum magnets

A. Zheludev, Vasile Ovidiu Garlea, L. P. Régnault, Hirotaka Manaka, Alexei M. Tsvelik, Jae-Ho Chung

Published Nov 26, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

Temperature dependencies of gap energies and magnon lifetimes are measured in the quasi-1-dimensional S=1/2 gapped quantum magnets IPA-CuCl3 and Sul-Cu2Cl4 using inelastic neutron scattering. The results are compared to those found in literature for S=1 Haldane spin chain materials and to theoretical calculations for the O(3)- and O(N)- quantum non-linear sigma-models. It is found that when the T=0 energy gap Delta is used as the temperature scale, all experimental and theoretical curves are identical to within system-dependent but temperature-independent scaling factors of the order of unity. This quasi-universality extends over a surprising broad T range, at least up to kappa T ~ 1.5 Delta.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.0711.4094

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