Eur. Phys. J. B 21, 469-471 (2001)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510170153

Raman cross section of spin ladders

Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany

Corresponding author: ^a w.brenig@tu-bs.de

Received: 25 April 2001
Revised: 9 May 2001
Published online: 15 June 2001

Abstract

We demonstrate that a two-triplet resonance strongly renormalizes the Raman spectrum of two-leg spin-ladders and moreover suggest this to be the origin of the asymmetry of the magnetic Raman continuum observed in CaV₂O₅.