Microwave emission from a crystal of molecular magnets -- The role of a resonant cavity
arXiv:quant-ph/0506237 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.72.214430
Abstract
We discuss the effects caused by a resonant cavity around a sample of a magnetic molecular crystal (such as Mn-Ac), when a time dependent external magnetic field is applied parallel to the easy axis of the crystal. We show that the back action of the cavity field on the sample significantly increases the possibility of microwave emission. This radiation process can be supperradiance or a maser-like effect, depending on the strength of the dephasing. Our model provides further insight to the theoretical understanding of the bursts of electromagnetic radiation observed in recent experiments accompanying the resonant quantum tunneling of magnetization. The experimental findings up to now can all be explained as being a maser effect rather than superradiance. The results of our theory scale similarly to the experimental findings, i.e., with increasing sweep rate of the external magnetic field, the emission peaks are shifted towards higher field values.
arXiv comment12 pages, 6 figures. To appear in Phys. Rev. B
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