Direct observation of internal spin structure of magnetic vortex cores

Science

Volumn 298, Issue 5593, 2002, Pages 577-580

  Wachowiak, A ^a   Wiebe, J ^a   Bode, M ^a   Pietzsch, O ^a   Morgenstern, M ^a   Wiesendanger, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS;

MAGNETIC VORTEX CORES;

THIN FILMS;

CHROMIUM; NANOPARTICLE;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIZATION;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0037131217     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1075302     Document Type: Article

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