Random Field in Dilute Anisotropic Dipolar Magnets


  Yoav Pollack  ,  Moshe Schechter  
Ben Gurion University

LiHoxY1-xF4 in an applied transverse field was shown to be a realization of the Random Field Ising Model (RFIM),
in both its ferromagnetic and spin glass phases. We predict explicitly the random field in weak and strong
transverse fields using exact numerical diagonalization of the full Hamiltonian of 2 Ho ions. We then suggest
a direct measurement of the random field through sub-Kelvin co-tunnelling experiments.