Spin dynamics in alloy films: A magnetic phase transition in the femtosecond time scale

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 12134-12137

  Beaurepaire, E ^a   Maret, M ^a   Halte V ^a   Merle, J ^a   Daunois, A ^a   Bigot, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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EID: 0000064052     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.12134     Document Type: Article

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