High-Frequency Spin Waves in YBa2Cu3O6.15
Abstract
Pulsed neutron spectroscopy is used to make absolute measurements of the dynamic magnetic susceptibility of insulating YBa2Cu3O6.15. Acoustic and optical modes, derived from in- and out-of-phase oscillation of spins in adjacent CuO2 planes, dominate the spectra and are observed up to 250 meV. The optical modes appear first at 74 meV. Linear-spin-wave theory gives an excellent description of the data and yields intra- and inter-layer exchange constants of Jparallel =125 meV and Jperp = 11 meV respectively and a spin-wave intensity renormalization Zchi = 0.4.
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