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Gapped Excitations in the High-Pressure Antiferromagnetic Phase of URu$_2$Si$_2$

Abstract

We report a neutron scattering study of the magnetic excitation spectrum in each of the three temperature and pressure driven phases of URu$_2$Si$_2$. We find qualitatively similar excitations throughout the (H0L) scattering plane in the hidden order and large moment phases, with no changes in the $\hbar\omega$-widths of the excitations at the $\Sigma$ = (1.407,0,0) and $Z$ = (1,0,0) points, within our experimental resolution. There is, however, an increase in the gap at the $\Sigma$ point from 4.2(2) meV to 5.5(3) meV, consistent with other indicators of enhanced antiferromagnetism under pressure.

Authors

Williams TJ; Barath H; Yamani Z; Rodriguez-Riviera JA; Leão JB; Garrett JD; Luke GM; Buyers WJL; Broholm C

Publication date

July 4, 2016

DOI

10.48550/arxiv.1607.00967

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arXiv
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