Fundamental magnetic states of disk and ring elements

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-19

  Vaz, C A F ^a   Klaui M ^a   Bland, J A C ^a   Heyderman, L J ^b   David, C ^b   Nolting, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Magnetic disks; Magnetic rings; MOKE; Patterned elements; XMCD

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETOMETERS; MICROMETERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHOTOEMISSION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SWITCHING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

MAGNETIC DISKS; MAGNETIC RINGS; MOKE; PATTERNED ELEMENTS; XMCD;

MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE;

EID: 33645954583     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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