Theory of spin relaxation in magnetic resonance force microscopy

Theory of spin relaxation in magnetic resonance force microscopy

We study relaxation of a spin in magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) experiments. We evaluate the relaxation rate for the spin caused by high-frequency mechanical noise of the cantilever under the conditions of adiabatic spin inversion. We find quantitative agreement between the obtained rela...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2003-02, Vol.82 (8), p.1278-1280
Hauptverfasser: Mozyrsky, D., Martin, I., Pelekhov, D., Hammel, P. C.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We study relaxation of a spin in magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) experiments. We evaluate the relaxation rate for the spin caused by high-frequency mechanical noise of the cantilever under the conditions of adiabatic spin inversion. We find quantitative agreement between the obtained relaxation time and the experimental results of B. C. Stipe, H. J. Mamin, C. S. Yannoni, T. D. Stowe, T. W. Kenny, and D. Rugar [Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 277602 (2001)]. Based on our analysis, we propose a method for improving the MRFM sensitivity by engineering cantilevers with reduced tip positional fluctuations.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.1554769