Phonon spectrum of the ferromagnetic superconductor UGe${}_2$ : Consequences for the specific heat

Abstract

We report inelastic neutron scattering measurements of the phonon spectrum of the pressure-induced ferromagnetic superconductor UGe${}_2$. No changes of the spectrum were found on cooling down to low temperature. The phonon contribution to the specific heat was estimated from a fit to our data. The excess specific heat previously noted at around $T_x\approx$ 30 K is not due to phonons but is well described by the temperature dependence of the magnetic order parameter at the molecular field level.

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