Effect of magnetostatic interactions on the hysteresis parameters of single-domain and pseudo-single-domain grains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Muxworthy, Adrian ^a   Williams, Wyn ^a   Virdee, Davinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetite; Magnetostatic interactions; Micromagnetism

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETITE;

EID: 1642347866     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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