Numerical analysis of the nonlinear excitation of subcritical spin-wave modes within a micromagnetic framework

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5220-5223

  Consolo, Giancarlo ^a   Finocchio, Giovanni ^b   Lopez Diaz, Luis ^c   Azzerboni, Bruno ^b  

^a Hospital of Ferrara   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Micromagnetism; Nonlinear magnetization dynamics; Spin waves; Thermal fluctuations

Indexed keywords

SPIN WAVES;

EXCITATION THRESHOLD; MICRO MAGNETISMS; MICROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; MICROMAGNETICS; NONLINEAR EXCITATION; NONLINEAR MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; SPIN POLARIZED CURRENTS; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS;

SPIN FLUCTUATIONS;

EID: 70449412899     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2031083     Document Type: Article

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