ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
72.20
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The propagation of electromagnetic waves in solids with electron and hole energy surfaces of second order placed in a magnetic field is investigated. The deduced dispersion relation is compared with measurements of the Alfvén wave velocity in bismuth. The theoretical and experimental results are in good agreement. In particular, it is clearly shown that for special orientations of the magnetic field switching from one mode to the other occurs. Parameters of the energy surfaces of bismuth are given by fitting the theoretical curves to the measured phase velocity diagrams.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00920617
