Separation of the first- and second-order contributions in magneto-optic Kerr effect magnetometry of epitaxial FeMn/NiFe bilayers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 5324-5329

  Mewes, T ^a   Nembach, H ^b   Rickart, M ^c   Hillebrands, B ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^c INESC   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILAYERS; EXCHANGE BIAS SYSTEMS; KERR EFFECT MAGNETOMETRY;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

EID: 2942611125     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1697640     Document Type: Article

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