Laser-induced magnetization switching in films with perpendicular anisotropy: A comparison between measurements and a multi-macrospin model

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Bunce, C ^a   Wu, J ^a   Ju, G ^b   Lu, B ^b   Hinzke, D ^c   Kazantseva, N ^a   Nowak, U ^c   Chantrell, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 77955448044     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.174428     Document Type: Article

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