Physical interpretation of hysteresis loops: Micromagnetic modeling of fine particle magnetite

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Tauxe, Lisa ^a   Bertram, H Neal ^b   Seberino, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

hysteresis loops; Micromagnetic modeling; pseudo single domain; rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; REMANENCE;

GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HYSTERESIS BEHAVIOR; HYSTERESIS MEASUREMENTS; MICROMAGNETIC MODELING; PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; PSEUDO SINGLE DOMAINS; ROCK MAGNETISM; SATURATION REMANENCES;

HYSTERESIS;

EID: 84975755142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GC000241     Document Type: Article

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