A generalized model of magnon kinetics and subgap magnetic noise
Abstract
Magnetic noise spectroscopy provides a noninvasive probe of spin dynamics in magnetic materials. We consider two-dimensional magnetically ordered insulators with magnon excitations, especially those supporting long-distance magnon transport, where nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers enable the access to (nearly) ballistic transport regime of magnons. We develop a generalized theory to describe the magnon transport across a wide range of length scales. The longitudinal dynamic spin susceptibility is derived from the Boltzmann equation and extended to a Lindhard form, which is modified by both the spin-conserving magnon collisions and spin relaxation. Our result is consistent with the diffusive (ballistic) model for the length scale much larger (smaller) than the magnon mean free path, and provides a description for the intermediate regime. We also give a prediction for the NV transition rate in different magnon transport regimes.
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@article{arxiv.2111.12613,
title = {A generalized model of magnon kinetics and subgap magnetic noise},
author = {Haocheng Fang and Shu Zhang and Yaroslav Tserkovnyak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.12613},
year = {2022}
}
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revised version, 7 pages, 4 figures, including appendices