MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF ERBIUM AND HOLMIUM ETHYLSULPHATES

Abstract

The magnetic susceptibilities of erbium ethylsulphate and holmium ethylsulphate have been measured at temperatures between room temperature and 1.3 K. The results are compared with the values calculated from paramagnetic resonance data, and good agreement is obtained. The susceptibility of the erbium salt at low temperatures can be accounted for by a ground doublet having g'' = 1.58 ! 0.05 and g' = 8.53 ! 0.05, with the lowest excited states some 1/50 cm above the ground doublet. The susceptibility of the holmium salt in the helium range of temperatures can be accounted for by a triplet ground state having g'' = 7.70 ! 0.05 and g' = 3.86 ! 0.05, split into a doublet and a singlet, the singlet being 1/5.5 cm above the doublet. The Jahn-Teller splitting of the doublet is not more than 1/0.1 cm. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0253433

Entities

People

  • A.h. Cooke
  • M.j.m. Leask
  • R. Lazenby

Organizations

  • University of Oxford

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Ground State
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Motion
  • Paramagnetic Resonance
  • Physical Properties
  • Resonance
  • Splitting

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.