Abstract
We show that a new resonant magnetic excitation at incommensurate momenta, observed recently by inelastic neutron scattering experiments on YBa 2Cu3O6.85 and YBa2Cu 3O6.6, is a spin exciton. Its location in the Brillouin zone and its frequency are determined by the momentum dependence of the particle-hole continuum. We identify several features that distinguish this novel mode from the previous resonance mode observed near Q = (π,π).
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 147001 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 15 2005 |