Reply to the comment on "Influence of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Exchange Interaction on Quantum Phase Interference of Spins"

TL;DR

This paper defends the authors' original findings on the influence of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction on quantum spin interference, rebutting claims of errors made in a comment by del Barco et al.

Contribution

It provides a detailed rebuttal demonstrating that the criticisms by del Barco et al. are based on incorrect calculations and conclusions.

Findings

Original results on Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction effects are upheld.

Critique by del Barco et al. is shown to be unjustified.

The authors clarify misunderstandings in the comment.

Abstract

First version: del Barco et al. submitted recently a comment [arXiv:0812.4070] on our latest Phys. Rev. Lett. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 237204 (2008)], claiming three basic mistakes. We show here that their claims are unjustified and based on erroneous calculations and hasty conclusions. Second version: reply to the modified version of del Barco et al. submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett.