Insights into the High Temperature Superconducting Cuprates from Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering

Abstract

Recent improvements in instrumentation have established resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) as a valuable new probe of the magnetic excitations in the cuprates. This article introduces RIXS, focusing on the Cu $L_3$ resonance, and reviews recent experiments using this technique. These are discussed in light of other experimental probes such as inelastic neutron scattering and Raman scattering. The success of these studies has motivated the development of several new RIXS spectrometers at synchrotrons around the world that promise, among other improvements, 5-10 times better energy resolution. We finish by outlining several key areas which hold promise for further important discoveries in this emerging field.

arXiv commentSee http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304885314002868; 12 pages, 9 figures; overview article outlining recent Cu L-edge measurements of the magnetic excitations in the cuprates

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