Thanks Robert--
This seems to dovetail well with the SPP coupling via a B field to orbital
electron spin energy states and or nuclear spin energy states.
Understanding may be in the wings as to the mechanism for transition of
nuclear mass energy to phonic (thermal energy)...described as
magnon-phonon-magnetoelastic-magnetic-photoexcitation.
Bob Cook
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Ellefson
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Vo]:New research reveals undescribed coupling between photons and
magnons
I thought the spinsters in this crowd would find the following article
rather interesting:
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-magnon-phonon-magnetoelastic-magnetic-photoexci
tation.html
They describe anomalies involving interactions of spin-domain boundaries and
photonic energy.
Here is a relevant quote from the phys.org overview article:
> The scientists also observed a transition from spin wave to
> magnetoelastic wave excitations by increasing excitation
intensity,
a process which Ogawa acknowledges is not entirely understood at
present.
> "It's the first time that this effect has been observed -
but it seems very
> plausible that the coupling of light to matter and the
energy transfer of
> the light to the magnetoelastic waves involve some
non-linear processes."
I'd love to hear further interpretation of these findings from this group.
Best wishes,
-Bob Ellefson
