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Moving domain wall in permalloy film as wavelength adaptable π-flipper for a pulsed neutron beam. / Kraan, W. H.; Plomp, J.; Rekveldt, M. Th; de Vroege, C. F.; Grigoriev, S. V.
In: Physica B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 385-386, 15.11.2006, p. 1155-1157.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Moving domain wall in permalloy film as wavelength adaptable π-flipper for a pulsed neutron beam
AU - Kraan, W. H.
AU - Plomp, J.
AU - Rekveldt, M. Th
AU - de Vroege, C. F.
AU - Grigoriev, S. V.
N1 - Funding Information: This research project has been supported by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme through the Key Action: Strengthening the European Research Area, Research Infrastructures. Contract no. HII3-CT-2003-505925.
PY - 2006/11/15
Y1 - 2006/11/15
N2 - A domain wall is created halfway the thickness of a permalloy film (dimensions ℓ × b × d = 120 × 30 mm2 × 9 μ m) by passing a 16 A current in the direction of the width b through the film. The equilibrium position of this wall is varied by an in-plane magnetic field and determined from 3D polarisation analysis after transmitting a polarised neutron beam (λ = 0.2 nm) through the film (at 8{ring operator} to the beam). Over a small field interval the net precession of the polarisation vector ranges from - π to + π with little depolarisation, implying that the domain wall moves from frac(1, 4) to frac(3, 4) of the thickness. If the wall approaches closer to either surface, the beam is fully depolarised. These observations apply also to AC fields up to 1 kHz. This suggests that the film can be used as wavelength adaptable flipper.
AB - A domain wall is created halfway the thickness of a permalloy film (dimensions ℓ × b × d = 120 × 30 mm2 × 9 μ m) by passing a 16 A current in the direction of the width b through the film. The equilibrium position of this wall is varied by an in-plane magnetic field and determined from 3D polarisation analysis after transmitting a polarised neutron beam (λ = 0.2 nm) through the film (at 8{ring operator} to the beam). Over a small field interval the net precession of the polarisation vector ranges from - π to + π with little depolarisation, implying that the domain wall moves from frac(1, 4) to frac(3, 4) of the thickness. If the wall approaches closer to either surface, the beam is fully depolarised. These observations apply also to AC fields up to 1 kHz. This suggests that the film can be used as wavelength adaptable flipper.
KW - 3D polarisation analysis
KW - Magnetic domains
KW - Polarised neutrons
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physb.2006.05.397
DO - 10.1016/j.physb.2006.05.397
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33751246777
VL - 385-386
SP - 1155
EP - 1157
JO - Physica B: Condensed Matter
JF - Physica B: Condensed Matter
SN - 0921-4526
ER -
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