Current-Induced Transverse Spin-Wave Instability in a Thin Nanomagnet

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 4-

  Polianski, M L ^a   Brouwer, P W ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 85038327264     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.026602     Document Type: Article

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