Types of self-localized, magnetoelastic (ME) surface waves in antiferromagn
ets (AF) are predicted, the existence of which is determined entirely by th
e nonlinear properties of the AF. The frequency spectrum of the self-locali
zed ME surface waves is shown to lie in a gap between the upper quasimagnon
and lower quasiphonon branches of the harmonic ME spectrum. (C) 1999 Elsev
ier Science B.V. All rights reserved.