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Spin dynamics and possible topological magnons in non-stoichiometric pyrochlore iridate Tb$_2$Ir$_2$O$_7$ studied by RIXS
We report a resonant inelastic X-ray scattering study on a single crystal of a non-stoichiometric pyrochlore iridate Tb$_{2+x}$Ir$_{2-x}$O$_{7-y}$ ($x \simeq 0.25$) that magnetically orders at $T_{\rm{N}}\simeq 50$ K. We find that the strength of the spin-orbit coupling and the trigonal distortion of the IrO$_6$ octahedra are comparable with the ones …