• R. Georgii
  • P. Böni
  • D. Lamago
  • S. Stüber
  • S. V. Grigoriev
  • S. V. Maleyev
  • A. I. Okorokov
  • H. Eckerlebe
  • P. K. Pranzas
  • B. Roessli
  • W. E. Fischer

The chiral fluctuations in the weak itinerant magnet MnSi were studied by means of small-angle neutron scattering with polarized neutrons. Due to the lack of a centre of symmetry, the magnetic moments are arranged along a left-handed spiral due to the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction. The experiments show that the incommensurate magnetic peaks evolve with increasing temperature into diffuse scattering that is mainly concentrated in a ring with the radius q c=0.039 Å-1 centred at the position of the direct beam q=0. The scattering is fully polarised for Q||P0 and depolarised for Q⊥P0 proving that the scattering is chiral and that the spiral has a unique handiness. From the data, we have determined the critical exponents of the magnetisation, the susceptibility and the correlation lengths of the chiral fluctuations. The results are discussed in the framework of the renormalisation theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-47
Number of pages3
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume350
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jul 2004

    Research areas

  • Critical exponents, DM interaction, Polarised SANS, Spin chirality

    Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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