Relaxation times for single-domain ferromagnetic particles

Advances in Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue , 2000, Pages 211-336

  Kennedy, E E C ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CORRELATION TIME; FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLES; FOKKER PLANCK; HIGH-ENERGY BARRIERS; SINGLE DOMAINS; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC EFFECT;

EID: 0006562026     PISSN: 00652385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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