Thermally induced magnetic switching in thin ferromagnetic annuli

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5845, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-11

  Martens, Kirsten ^a   Stein, D L ^b   Kent, A D ^c  

^a INSTITUT FÜR THEORETISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kramers theory; Magnetic rings; Magnetic switching; Magnetization reversal; Micromagnetics; Nanomagnets; N el Brown theory; Stochastic escape; Thermal fluctuations

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETOSTATICS; RANDOM PROCESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MAGNETIC RINGS; MAGNETIC SWITCHING; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; MICROMAGNETICS; NANOMAGNETS; NÉEL-BROWN THEORY; STOCHASTIC ESCAPE; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 28444491088     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.610493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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