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Origin of magnetic moments and presence of a resonating valence bond state in BaYIrO
While it was speculated that 5 systems would possess non-magnetic
~=~0 ground state due to strong Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOC), all such systems
have invariably shown presence of magnetic moments so far. A puzzling case is
that of BaYIrO, which in spite of having a perfectly cubic structure
with largely separated Ir () ions, has consistently shown presence
of weak magnetic moments. Moreover, we clearly show from Muon Spin Relaxation
(SR) measurements that a change in the magnetic environment of the
implanted muons in BaYIrO occurs as temperature is lowered below 10~K.
This observation becomes counterintuitive, as the estimated value of SOC
obtained by fitting the RIXS spectrum of BaYIrO with an atomic
model is found to be as high as 0.39~eV, meaning that the system within this
model is neither expected to possess moments nor exhibit temperature dependent
magnetic response. Therefore we argue that the atomic coupling
description is not sufficient to explain the ground state of such systems,
where despite having strong SOC, presence of hopping triggers delocalisation of
holes, resulting in spontaneous generation of magnetic moments. Our theoretical
calculations further indicate that these moments favour formation of
spin-orbital singlets in the case of BaYIrO, which is manifested in
SR experiments measured down to 60~mK.Comment: 20 Pages, 7 Figure
Swarms of ctenophore Pleurobrachia pileus (O. F. Müller, 1776) in the waters of Sundarban: A menace to the fisheries?
1089-1092An unusual swarm of Pleurobrachia pileus (O. F. Müller, 1776) was recorded in the Sundarban coastal waters of Bay of Bengal, Northern Indian Ocean during the winter monsoon season of 2018. The species occurred in the Sundarban waters with an average abundance of 6,766 individual m-3 which in turn diminished the population of other zooplankton and fish. The hydrographical characters observed in the swarm stations favoured the proliferation of Pleurobrachia pileus and the unique factors were low temperature (18.9 – 20.9 °C), high salinity (~24 psu) and associated high biological production. The phenomenon of P. pileus swarm has not been reported earlier from the coastal waters of Sundarban, therefore, our incidental observation provides further insight to explore the study area
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