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Polydispersivity Of Non-Critical Field-Induced Fluctuations In Febr2, Christian Binek

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The field and temperature dependence of the complex low-frequency susceptibility of the metamagnet FeBr2 exhibits large anomalies in the vicinity of the second-order phase boundary Hc(T). The low-frequency losses reflect polydispersive dynamics with a broad distribution of relaxation times peaking at τ ≈ 0.2 s. The dispersion, χ versus ƒ, is well described within Chamberlin's model of dynamically coupled domains. The heterogeneous glass-like response gives rise to the intuitive picture of a magnetic fluid of high viscosity.