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Influence of thermal coupling on spin avalanches in Mn12-acetate

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 نشر من قبل Carol Webster
 تاريخ النشر 2006
  مجال البحث فيزياء
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The effect of thermal coupling on spin avalanches in Mn12-acetate has been probed using a single crystal assembly. Time-resolved, synchronized measurements of magnetization and temperature are reported. Unusually low avalanche trigger fields occur when thermal coupling to the bath is weak. A temperature rise observed at zero magnetic field is attributed to a change in magnetostatic energy.



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