Dynamics of magnetization reversal in a 20x4 μm permalloy microstructure

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1003-1005

  Stankiewicz, A ^a   Hiebert, W K ^a   Ballentine, G E ^a   Marsh, K W ^a   Freeman, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Magnetic microstructures; Magnetization reversal; Time resolved kerr microscopy

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

PERMALLOY; SCANNING KERR MICROSCOPY;

FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032118899     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.706338     Document Type: Article

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