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We report on microwave photovoltage and simultaneous magnetotransport measurements in a (Ga,Mn)As film oriented normal to the magnetic field. We detect the ferromagnetic resonance over a broad frequency range of 2 GHz to 18.5 GHz and…
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Emission of pairs of photons in the interface metal-dielectric under the laser excitation arising due to the time-dependent perturbation of the zero-point fluctuations of the electromagnetic field by photons of the laser is considered. The…
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A novel method invented to measure the minute thermodynamic spin magnetization of dilute two dimensional fermions is applied to electrons in a silicon inversion layer. Interplay between the ferromagnetic interaction and disorder enhances…