Nonequilibrium magnetic domain structures as a function of speed of switching process in Ni80Fe20 thin-film element

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-5

  Choi, B C ^a   Rudge, J ^a   Freeman, M R ^b   Hong, Y K ^c   Xiao, Q F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic domains; Magnetization reversal; Magnetooptic Kerr effect; Simulation

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; SPEED; SWITCHING; THIN FILMS;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; SCANNING KERR MICROSCOPY; SWITCHING FIELDS;

MAGNETIC DOMAINS;

EID: 33846282036     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2006.886845     Document Type: Article

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