Abstract
We present experimental proof that in rotating B3 the vortex-core transition temperature TV separates axisymmetric vortices above TV from vortices with spontaneously broken axial symmetry below TV. The nonaxisymmetry is observed in the presence of coherent spin precession as a new soft Goldstone mode, manifested as oscillations and spiral twisting of the core anisotropy axis. These are driven by the precessing spin via spin-orbit coupling and lead to magnetic relaxation from viscous losses, which depend on vortex pinning.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 81-84 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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