Spin Dynamics in Confined Magnetic Structures II

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Fast Switching of Mesoscopic Magnets

   • Thomas Schrefl, Josef Fidler, Rok Dittrich, Dieter Suess, Werner Scholz, Vassilios Tsiantos et al.

   Pages 1-27

3. Spin Damping in Ultrathin Magnetic Films

   • Douglas L. Mills, Sergio M. Rezende

   Pages 27-59

4. Magnetization Dynamics Investigated by Time-Resolved Kerr Effect Magnetometry

   • Jürgen Fassbender

   Pages 59-92

5. High Speed Switching and Rotational Dynamics in Small Magnetic Thin Film Devices

   • Stephen E. Russek, Robert D. McMichael, Michael J. Donahue, Shehzaad Kaka

   Pages 93-156

6. Time-Resolved X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism — A Selective Probe of Magnetization Dynamics on Nanosecond Timescales

   • Stefania Pizzini, Jan Vogel, Marlio Bonfim, Alain Fontaine

   Pages 157-187

7. The Dynamic Response of Magnetization to Hot Spins

   • Wolfgang Weber, Stefan Riesen, Hans C. Siegmann

   Pages 188-215

8. Ultrafast Magnetization and Switching Dynamics

   • Theo Rasing, Hugo van den Berg, Thomas Gerrits, Julius Hohlfeld

   Pages 216-255

9. Laser-Induced Magnetization Dynamics

   • Bert Koopmans

   Pages 256-323

10. Back Matter

    Pages 317-321

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This second volume of the book on spin dynamics in confined magnetic structures covers central aspects of spin dynamic phenomena, so that researchers can find a comprehensive compilation of the current work in the field. Introductory chapters help newcomers to understand the basic concepts, and the more advanced chapters give the current state of the art for most spin dynamic issues in the milliseconds to femtoseconds range. Both experimental techniques and theoretical work are discussed. The comprehensive presentation of these developments makes this volume very timely and valuable for every researcher working in the field of magnetism. It describes the new experimental techniques which have advanced this field very rapidly. Among the techniques covered, particular attention is given to those involving high temporal, elemental and spatial resolution as well as to techniques involving magnetic field pulses with very short rise times and durations.

• Confined magnetic structures
• basic concepts
• experimental techniques
• ferromagnetics
• micromagnetics
• spin dynamics
• dynamics
• magnetic field
• magnetism
• magnetization
• thin films
• X-ray

• Fachbereich Physik, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany

  Burkard Hillebrands

• Commisariat del’Energie Atomique DRFMC, DSM, Service de Physique des Materiaux, Grenoble, France

  Kamel Ounadjela

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