title: Superparamagnetic spin dynamics studied using selective excitation double Mössbauer spectroscopy.
abstract: A detailed study of spin dynamics in a 6 nm Fe3O4 ferrofluid using a substantially improved selective excitation double Mossbauer (SEDM) experimental technique has led to the unambiguous separation of static disorder, collective excitations, and moment reversals. Superparamagnetic spin flips have been observed through the appearance of an additional line in the SEDM spectrum, defining the energy transitions during relaxation, with frequencies of 2.5+/-0.3 MHz at 70 K to 9.7+/-1.0 MHz at 110 K. SEDM offers a precise window into the dynamics and blocking behavior of fine particle systems.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department and Centre for the Physics of Materials, McGill University, 3600 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T8.
authors.lastname: van Lierop J
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ryan