Acoustic signatures of the phases and phase transitions in Yb${}_2$Ti${}_2$O${}_7$

Subhro Bhattacharjee, S. Erfanifam, E. L. Green +11

We report on measurements of the sound velocity and attenuation in a single crystal of the candidate quantum- spin-ice material Yb${}_2$Ti${}_2$O${}_7$ as a function of temperature and m…