"Spectroscopic Signatures of Fractionalization in Octupolar Quantum Spin Ice"

Researchers at the University of Toronto have introduced a framework to facilitate the experimental observation of a new 3D quantum spin liquid known as π-flux octupolar quantum spin ice (π-O-QSI). Their study predicts distinctive spectroscopic signatures of this system, which could be measured in future experiments. The researchers hope that their predictions will help confirm the presence of this exotic state, and they plan to build on their study to gather increasingly detailed predictions.