Relaxation times for magnetization reversal in a high coercivity magnetic thin film

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 4876-4879

  Rizzo, N D ^a   Silva, T J ^a   Kos, A B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001461187     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4876     Document Type: Article

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