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The magnetic hyperfine field of La impurity in ferromagnetic Fe host has been measured by time differential perturbed angular distribution (TDPAD) technique, using the 2738 keV 23/2+, isomeric state in 135La as nuclear probe, populated in the reaction \(^{128}\text {Te}\left ({~}^{11}\mathrm {B}, 4\mathrm {n}\right )^{135}\!\text {La}\) at beam energy of 52 MeV. The spin rotation spectra, R(t) measured in applied field of 2 T showed Larmor precession frequency of ωL = 93.9 ± 4.7 Mrad/sec, which corresponds to a magnetic hyperfine field, Bhf of 42.1 ± 3.3 T. From the sense of rotation observed in the R(t) spectra, the sign of the Bhf has been determined to be negative. Complimenting the experimental studies, we have performed ab-inito calculations of hyperfine field within the frame work of the density functional theory using supercell method. The calculated magnetic hyperfine field shows strong dependence with impurity concentration scaled by the supercell size. For a 2 × 2 × 2 supercell representing La concentration of 6.25 % we obtained Bhf = -21.2 T while, for a 3 × 3 × 3 supercell, corresponding to an impurity concentration of 1.8 % La, the Bhf comes out to be -48.3 T, closely agreeing with our experimental value.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the TIFR-BARC Pelletron Linac Facility for providing good quality beam. The help and cooperation from Mr. S. M. Davane, Mr. B. Naidu, Mr. S. Jadhav, Mr. R. Donthi and Mr. Abraham T Vazhappilly for setting up the experimental apparatus is acknowledged.
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Laskar, M.S.R., Saha, S., Palit, R. et al. Hyperfine field of La impurity in Fe host: Experiment and theory. Hyperfine Interact 240, 96 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-019-1631-6
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