A Monte Carlo investigation of the representation of thermally activated single-domain particles within the Day plot

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-176

  Heslop, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coercivity of remanence; Magnetic hysteresis; Superparamagnetism

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

EID: 19544373255     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-005-0003-7     Document Type: Article

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