Soliton-pair dynamics in patterned ferromagnetic ellipses

Nature Physics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 172-176

  Buchanan, Kristen S ^a   Roy, Pierre E ^a,b   Grimsditch, Marcos ^a   Fradin, Frank Y ^a   Guslienko, Konstantin Yu ^a   Bader, Sam D ^a   Novosad, Valentyn ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; IRON ALLOYS; NANOMAGNETICS; NICKEL ALLOYS; POLARIZATION; SOLITONS;

EQUILIBRIUM POSITIONS; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; MICROWAVE REFLECTION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; RESTRICTED GEOMETRIES; SPIRAL-LIKE MOTION; TRANSLATIONAL MODES; VORTEX POLARIZATION;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33646731236     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys173     Document Type: Article

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