Control of speed and efficiency of ultrafast demagnetization by direct transfer of spin angular momentum

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 855-858

  Malinowski, G ^a   Dalla Longa, F ^a   Rietjens, J H H ^a   Paluskar, P V ^a   Huijink, R ^a   Swagten, H J M ^a   Koopmans, B ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; FILM PREPARATION; LASER EXCITATION; MAGNETIZATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM CONSERVATION; DEMAGNETIZATION PROCESS; FERROMAGNETIC LAYERS; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; MICROSCOPIC PROCESS; SPIN ANGULAR MOMENTUM; TIME-RESOLVED MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR EFFECTS; ULTRAFAST DEMAGNETIZATION;

DEMAGNETIZATION;

EID: 55549117107     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1092     Document Type: Article

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