Kerr observations of asymmetric magnetization reversal processes in CoFe/IrMn bilayer systems

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5491-5497

  McCord, J ^a   Schafer R ^a   Mattheis, R ^b   Barholz, K U ^b  

^a IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETISM; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; NUCLEATION;

IMAGE INTENSITY;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0037904766     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1562732     Document Type: Article

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