Magnetic force microscopy of avalanche dynamics in magnetic media

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 5709-5714

  Walsh, Brian ^a   Austvold, Shane ^a   Proksch, Roger ^a,b  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Digital Instruments   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; COERCIVE FORCE; DYNAMICS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOSTATICS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SIMULATION;

MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MICROMAGNETIC AVALANCHES; MICROMAGNETIC PERTURBATIONS; MICROMAGNETIC STRUCTURE; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EXCITATION;

MAGNETIC RELAXATION;

EID: 0032533111     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.368835     Document Type: Article

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