Dynamical correlation functions in spin-$1/2$ ladders under a magnetic field

ORAL

Abstract

Our work is dedicated to magnetic properties of spin-$1/2$ ladders. These systems have recently generated a great interest due to the new experimental realization of $(Hpip)_2CuBr_4$. During the last few years, this compound has been the focus of numerous measurements like specific heat, magnetostriction, NMR and neutron scattering. We theoretically investigate these systems and determine the zero temperature dynamical correlations using time-dependent density matrix renormalization group. This numerical approach allows us to fully explore their spectrum for a broad range of magnetic fields. We are able to compute the high energy components that are not accessible by analytical methods. The calculated correlations are directly related to the neutron scattering cross section that we can predict with very good precision.

Authors

  • Pierre Bouillot

    • University of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Corinna Kollath

    • CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, France
  • Andreas Laeuchli

    • Max Planck Institut, Germany
    • MPI-PKS Dresden
  • Mikhail Zvonarev

    • CNRS, LPTMS, Universite Paris-Sud, France
  • Thierry Giamarchi

    • DPMC-MaNEP, University of Geneva
    • University of Geneva, Switzerland