U of T physicists identified ‘octupolar’ magnetism, a more complex form of magnetism where a pattern of particles behaves as if it has eight magnetic poles, rather than the familiar two. This research, published in Physical Review Letters, establishes a new method for observing quantum magnetic states using light and is a critical first step toward harnessing multi-polar magnetism for technologies including next-generation data storage.
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