EXCHANGE EFFECTS IN AN ARTIFICIAL ATOM AT HIGH MAGNETIC-FIELDS

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KLEIN, O [1 ]
CHAMON, CD [1 ]
TANG, D [1 ]
ABUSCHMAGDER, DM [1 ]
MEIRAV, U [1 ]
WEN, XG [1 ]
KASTNER, MA [1 ]
WIND, SJ [1 ]
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[1] IBM CORP,THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR,YORKTOWN HTS,NY 10598
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.785
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O4 [物理学];
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A droplet of N∼30 electrons is created by lateral confinement of a two-dimensional electron gas. The evolution of its chemical potential μN with magnetic field B is inferred from resonant tunneling experiments and is used to study the dependence of its magnetization on B.The experimental data, quantitatively described by Hartree-Fock theory, suggest a divergent spin susceptibility at Bc implying a ground state of minimum total spin just below Bc. In the spin polarized regime we observe a new phase also predicted by Hartree-Fock theory. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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