TMOKE hysteresis loops in Bragg diffraction from 2D patterns

doi:10.1016/0304-8853(93)91258-9

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volume 121, Issues 1–3, 2 March 1993, Pages 516-519

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Two-dimensional arrays of micrometer-scale thin square slabs of amorphous Sm_0.2Co_0.8 were prepared by means of e-beam lithography and dc sputtering. When a laser beam is Bragg-diffracted by this structure, under transverse magneto-optical-Kerr effect geometry, the intensities of the various diffracted beams have very different variations as a function of applied magnetic field. The diffraction hysteresis loops provided by the various Bragg-diffracted beams yield information about the average domain structure of the individual particles.

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TMOKE hysteresis loops in Bragg diffraction from 2D patterns

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