Paradigm of the time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr effect for femtosecond magnetism

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 499-502

  Zhang, G P ^a   Hubner W ^b   Lefkidis, Georgios ^b   Bai, Yihua ^a   George, Thomas F ^c  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; NICKEL; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LIGHTS; FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL PULSE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES INVESTIGATIONS; INCIDENT PHOTON ENERGY; MAGNETIC RESPONSE; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR EFFECTS; TIME-RESOLVED MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR EFFECTS;

OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

EID: 67650799834     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1315     Document Type: Article

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