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Recent neutron scattering experiments on CsNiCl3 reveal some features that are not well described by the standard nonlinear σ model, nor by numerical simulations, for isolated S = 1 spin chains. In particular, in real systems at the antiferromagnetic point of the Brillouin zone, the intensity of the continuum of multiparticle excitations, at T = 6 K, is about 5 times greater than predicted. Also, the spin gap is higher and the correlation length is smaller than predicted. We propose a theoretical scenario where the interchain interaction is approximated by an effective staggered magnetic field, and that yields a correct prediction for the observed quantities.
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Received 2 October 2002 / Received in final form 19 March 2003 Published online 7 May 2003
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Ercolessi, E., Morandi, G. & Roncaglia, M. Multiparticle continuum in the excitation spectrum of the compound CsNiCl . Eur. Phys. J. B 32, 489–493 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2003-00129-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2003-00129-0