Quasiballistic magnetization reversal

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Schumacher, H W ^a   Chappert, C ^a   Sousa, R C ^b   Freitas, P P ^b   Miltat, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b INESC   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

MICROSCOPIC MAGNETORESISTIVE MEMORY CELL; QUASIBALLISTIC MAGNETIZATION; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD PULSE;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0037428553     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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