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Observation of spontaneous coherence in Bose-Einstein condensate of magnons
V E Demidov1, O Dzyapko, S O Demokritov
1Institute for Applied Physics and Center for Nonlinear Science, University of Muenster, Corrensstrasse 2-4, 48149 Muenster, Germany. demidov@uni-muenster.de
Abstract:
The room-temperature dynamics of a magnon gas driven by short microwave pumping pulses is studied. An overpopulation of the lowest energy level of the system following the pumping is observed. Using the sensitivity of the Brillouin light scattering technique to the coherence degree of the scattering magnons we demonstrate the spontaneous emergence of coherence of the magnons at the lowest level, if their density exceeds a critical value. This finding is clear proof of the quantum nature of the observed phenomenon and direct evidence of Bose-Einstein condensation of magnons at room temperature.
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