Multiphase magnetic deflagrations in a Nd5Ge3 single crystal

We report magnetic deflagration phenomena ocurring in both antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic phases in a single crystal of the intermetallic compound Nd5Ge3. We have investigated, using a trigger heat pulse, the spatial and time-resolved evolution of induced magnetic avalanches as a function of the applied magnetic field. The experimental data fit well with the theory of magnetic deflagration