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Domain structure and domain wall dynamics in microwires as determined by the magneto-optical Kerr effect

A. Chizhik    Basque Country University UPV/EHU, San Sebastian, Spain

Abstract

This chapter is devoted to the application of the magneto-optical Kerr effect to the study of surface domain structure and magnetization reversal in magnetic microwires. The chapter provides an overview of different experimental configurations of the magneto-optic effect, describes the specific details of magneto-optical magnetometry and microscopy, and highlights the main effects discovered using the magneto-optical technique.

Keywords

Amorphous magnetic wires

Magnetic domains

Magneto-optic Kerr effect

Magnetization reversal.

13.1 Magneto-optical Kerr effect: ...

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