Configurational anisotropy in single-domain and pseudosingle-domain grains of magnetite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Williams, Wyn ^a   Muxworthy, Adrian R ^b   Paterson, Greig A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 34547917654     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004556     Document Type: Article

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