Femtosecond Laser Excitation Drives Ferromagnetic Gadolinium out of Magnetic Equilibrium
Femtosecond Laser Excitation Drives Ferromagnetic Gadolinium out of Magnetic Equilibrium
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DOI：
10.1103/physrevlett.109.057401
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发表时间：
2012-07-31
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8.6
通讯作者：
Weinelt, Martin
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作者：
Carley, Robert;Doebrich, Kristian;Weinelt, Martin
使用基于高阶谐波产生的角分辨光电子能谱研究了飞秒激光激发后 4f 铁磁体钆的交换分裂 Delta(2) 类 Sigma 价带的时间演化。交换分裂的超快下降反映了飞秒磁二色性实验中看到的磁响应。然而，虽然少数价带立即反应，但多数价带的响应延迟了 1 皮秒，并且速度只有一半。这些发现表明，激光激发使价带结构脱离磁平衡。
The temporal evolution of the exchange-split Delta(2)-like Sigma valence bands of the 4f-ferromagnet gadolinium after femtosecond laser excitation has been studied using angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy based on high-order harmonic generation. The ultrafast drop of the exchange splitting reflects the magnetic response seen in femtosecond magnetic dichroism experiments. However, while the minority valence band reacts immediately, the response of the majority counterpart is delayed by 1 picosecond and is only half as fast. These findings demonstrate that laser excitation drives the valence band structure out of magnetic equilibrium.