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Influence of thermal coupling on spin avalanches in Mn12-acetate

Other Condensed Matter 2007-07-10 v2

Abstract

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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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0609586,
  title  = {Influence of thermal coupling on spin avalanches in Mn12-acetate},
  author = {C. H. Webster and O. Kazakova and J. C. Gallop and P. W. Josephs-Franks and A. Hernandez-Minguez and A. Ya. Tzalenchuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0609586},
  year   = {2007}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures; v2 shortened for publication