Theory of Raman scattering from orbital excitations in manganese oxides

S. Okamoto, S. Ishihara, S. Maekawa
2002 Physical Review B (Condensed Matter)  
We present a theory of the Raman scattering from the orbital wave excitations in manganese oxides. Two excitation processes of the Raman scattering are proposed. The Raman scattering cross section is formulated by using the pseudospin operator for orbital degree of freedom in a Mn ion. The Raman spectra from the orbital wave excitations are calculated and their implications in the recent experimental results reported in LaMnO_3 are discussed.
doi:10.1103/physrevb.66.014435 fatcat:o7xssotvq5defmoeph3k6klwuy