2005/06/22 by Yoko Suzuki, M. P. Sarachik, E. M. Chudnovsky +12 · 3 citations
Chemistry · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications #Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes #Magnetic field #Magnetism in coordination complexes #Magnetization #Materials science #Physics #Quantum mechanics #cond-mat.other
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.95.147201
5 pages, 5 figures
arxiv created 2005/06/22 · openalex publication_date 2005/09/30 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Local time-resolved measurements of fast reversal of the magnetization of single crystals of Mn12-acetate indicate that the magnetization avalanche spreads as a narrow interface that propagates through the crystal at a constant velocity that is roughly 2 orders of magnitude smaller than the speed of sound. We argue that this phenomenon is closely analogous to the propagation of a flame front (deflagration) through a flammable chemical substance.