Pr-y interaction in Pr3+:Y2SiO5

Fraval, Elliott; Sellars, Matthew

Cultural advice

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that ANU Library collections may include images, names, voices, and other representations of deceased persons.

Material in the collection may contain terms, language or views that reflect the period in which the item was created and may be considered inappropriate today.

Pr-y interaction in Pr3+:Y2SiO5

Date

2004

Authors

Fraval, Elliott

Sellars, Matthew

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Hyperfine transitions involving a simultaneous change of a Pr and Y nuclear spin are observed in Pr3+:Y2SiO5. These transitions are studied at low magnetic field using Raman heterodyne spin echo techniques. A Pr-Y magnetic dipole-dipole interaction strength of 7 G is measured.