Title : 
Ultrafast Scanning Kerr Microscopy Study of Magnetization Switching of a Permalloy Square and a Ring
         
        
            Author : 
Zhu, X. ; Freeman, M.R. ; Moriyama, K. ; Sato, T. ; Takano, F. ; Akinaga, H.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Alberta Univ., Edmonton
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
In this paper, we report magnetic imaging of the switching behavior of a permalloy square and a permalloy ring. The experiments were performed through time-resolved scanning magneto-optical Kerr microscopy.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Kerr magneto-optical effect; Permalloy; ferromagnetic materials; magnetic switching; magnetisation; optical microscopy; time resolved spectra; NiFe; magnetic imaging; magnetization switching; permalloy ring; permalloy square; time-resolved scanning magneto-optical Kerr microscopy; ultrafast scanning Kerr microscopy; Demagnetization; Gold; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic force microscopy; Magnetic switching; Magnetization; Microstructure; Power system transients; Transmission lines;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Magnetics Conference, 2006. INTERMAG 2006. IEEE International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Diego, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-4244-1479-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/INTMAG.2006.375567