Cowley, Jehan, McMorrow
Mar 18, 1991
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Physical review letters
Abstract
The magnetic structure of holmium has been studied using neutron diffraction when a magnetic field is applied along the {ital c} axis. The field has the effect of suppressing the onset of the commensurate cone phase found at low temperatures in zero field, and instead produces a series of spin-slip structures. In contrast to the zero-field diffraction experiments, where a continuous variation of the magnetic wave vector {bold q} was observed, we find that below {approx}15 K the wave vector {bold q} is always commensurate and forms a devil's staircase with increasing field.