Size dependence of hysteresis properties of small pseudo-single-domam grains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B8, 2000, Pages 19393-19403

  Newell, Andrew J ^a,b   Merrill, Ronald T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC PROPERTY;

EID: 0034632567     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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