May 2015
Intermediate to advanced
870 pages
30h 34m
English
A. Chizhik Basque Country University UPV/EHU, San Sebastian, Spain
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.
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