Electromagnetic radiation emanating from the molecular nanomagnet Fe8
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2009-05-13 v2
Abstract
Photons emitted by transition between the discrete levels of single molecular magnets might obay the elementary condition for Dicke's super-radiance. We investigate this possibility in the Fe8 molecule where magnetization jumps are known to occur at discreet magnetic field values. We found energy bursts each time the molecule undergoes a magnetization jump, confirming their quantum nature. A series of tests indicated that photons carry out the energy, and that indeed these photons obey the elementary conditions for super-radiance.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0902.2540,
title = {Electromagnetic radiation emanating from the molecular nanomagnet Fe8},
author = {Oren Shafir and Amit Keren},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.2540},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 4 figures