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La$_{2-x}$Ba$_x$CuO$_4$ ($x=\frac{1}{8}$) $\mu$SR data are inconsistent with spin stripe but consistent with spin spiral

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-02-10 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

I analyze available μ\muSR data and show that it is inconsistent with the spin stripe but consistent with the coplanar spin spiral. The plane of the spiral coincides with the CuO2_2-plane. The static expectation value of the spin is S=0.37×12S=0.37\times\frac{1}{2}.

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@article{arxiv.2602.07766,
  title  = {La$_{2-x}$Ba$_x$CuO$_4$ ($x=\frac{1}{8}$) $\mu$SR data are inconsistent with spin stripe but consistent with spin spiral},
  author = {Oleg P. Sushkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.07766},
  year   = {2026}
}

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4 pages and 4 figures