Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Numéro C8, Décembre 1988
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism
Page(s) C8-337 - C8-338
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19888150
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism

J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C8-337-C8-338

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19888150

4-q MAGNETIC STRUCTURE OF NEODYMIUM

E. M. Forgan1, E. P. Gibbons2 et K. A. McEwen3

1  Department of Physics, Birmingham University, P.O. Boz 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, G.B.
2  Institut Laue-Langevin, 156X, Centre de Tri, 38042 Grenoble Cedex, france
3  Department of Physics, Birkbeck College, London University, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, G.B.


Abstract
We have used two neutron-scattering techniques to investigate the magnetic structure of neodymium. By observations of harmonic combinations of its modulation vectors we have deduced that the low temperature magnetic structure is quadruple-q. We have confirmed this by observing a single domain of the structure in a suitably aligned magnetic field.