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Single-Q and double-Q magnetic orders: A theoretical analysis of inelastic neutron scattering in a centrosymmetric structure

Artem O. Nosenko and Dmitri V. Efremov*

  • *Contact author: d.efremov@ifw-dresden.de
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APS Open Sci. 1, 000091 – Published 12 August, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/bdxw-7tdf

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Recent discoveries of multi-Q magnetic structures in centrosymmetric compounds have stimulated growing interest in their microscopic origin and observable properties. Here, we calculate the dynamical magnetic structure factor for a double-Q magnetic structure and compare it with that of a single-Q configuration. Our results demonstrate how inelastic neutron scattering can distinguish the double-Q state from competing single-Q states in this square-lattice setting.

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APS Open Sci. 1, 000091– Published 12 August, 2026
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  • Received 16 May 2025
  • Revised 13 June 2026
  • Accepted 22 July 2026
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