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Magnetic Avalanche Detector using Single-Molecule Magnets

Borzenets, Ivan V. [Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)]·Mahapatra, Rupak [Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)]·Nippe, Michael [Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)]
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Here we discuss the results of the 9 month add-on project: “Magnetic Avalanche Detector using Single-Molecule Magnets”. The key point of the projects was to design a cryogenic system that is capable of applying magnetic fields high enough to magnetize the Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs), maintain temperatures below 1K, and be able to detect magnetic avalanches of the SMM domains. We were able to achieve these goals. Our system was able to magnetize and sense the magnetization of SMM crystals. Moreover, we were able to detect avalanche demagnetization events caused by an alpha particle interacting with a magnetized SMM.

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Borzenets, Ivan V. [Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)], Mahapatra, Rupak [Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)], Nippe, Michael [Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)]. 2025-02-27. Magnetic Avalanche Detector using Single-Molecule Magnets. https://doi.org/10.2172/2524002

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