Femtosecond modification of electron localization and transfer of angular momentum in nickel

Nature Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 740-743

  Stamm, C ^a   Kachel, T ^a   Pontius, N ^a   Mitzner, R ^a,b   Quast, T ^a   Holldack, K ^a   Khan, S ^a,c   Lupulescu, C ^a,d   Aziz, E F ^a   Wietstruk, M ^a   Durr H A ^a   Eberhardt, W ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DICHROISM; LASER RADIATION; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; NICKEL; SPIN-LATTICE RELAXATION; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ABSORPTION EDGE; ANGULAR MOMENTUM DISSIPATION; ELECTRON LOCALIZATION; VALENCE-ELECTRON LOCALIZATION;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM;

EID: 34848910821     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1985     Document Type: Article

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