Element-specific magnetic anisotropy determined by transverse magnetic circular x-ray dichroism

Science

Volumn 277, Issue 5323, 1997, Pages 213-215

  Durr H A ^a   Guo, G Y ^a   Van Der Laan, G ^a   Lee, J ^b   Lauhoff, G ^b   Bland, J A C ^b  

^a DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037535053     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5323.213     Document Type: Article

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