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Intermediate spin, Schr\"odinger cat states and nano-magnets

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-10-31 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

Quantum tunneling of nano-magnets finds a natural description in terms of intermediate spin. Periodic magnetic effects correspond to a change of flux by the flux quantum Φ0\Phi_{0}. Schr\"odinger cat states with different superpositions of the applied magnetic field occur. The molecular magnet Fe8_{8} is discussed and oscillations are predicted for Mn12_{12}.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0009100,
  title  = {Intermediate spin, Schr\"odinger cat states and nano-magnets},
  author = {S. E. Barnes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0009100},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages 4 figures