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New possibilities of polarised neutron reflectometry in the study of domain structure of thin magnetic films. / Pusenkov, V. M.; Pleshanov, N. K.; Syromyatnikov, V. G.; Ul'yanov, V. A.; Schebetov, A. F.
In: Physica B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 234-236, 02.06.1997, p. 519-521.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - New possibilities of polarised neutron reflectometry in the study of domain structure of thin magnetic films
AU - Pusenkov, V. M.
AU - Pleshanov, N. K.
AU - Syromyatnikov, V. G.
AU - Ul'yanov, V. A.
AU - Schebetov, A. F.
PY - 1997/6/2
Y1 - 1997/6/2
N2 - It has been shown that the use of neutron reflection from magnetically non-collinear media allows to determine the local (averaged over the region coherently illuminated by the neutron) and the mean magnetic induction, the mean square direction cosines of the local magnetic induction of thin ( ∼ 10-500 nm) films. Thus, polarised neutron reflectometry (PNR) can be used to study magnetic properties of such films, when the use of the transmission depolarisation technique is problematic. The first two Fourier transform coefficients of the angular distribution function of the domain magnetisation can be found in zero field. Small-angle scattering at domains under reflection has been used to evaluate the mean domain size. The study of magnetisation processes in a Fe36Co64 (170 ± 3 nm) film has been undertaken to demonstrate the new possibilities of PNR. Rotation of the polarisation vector under neutron reflection has been observed.
AB - It has been shown that the use of neutron reflection from magnetically non-collinear media allows to determine the local (averaged over the region coherently illuminated by the neutron) and the mean magnetic induction, the mean square direction cosines of the local magnetic induction of thin ( ∼ 10-500 nm) films. Thus, polarised neutron reflectometry (PNR) can be used to study magnetic properties of such films, when the use of the transmission depolarisation technique is problematic. The first two Fourier transform coefficients of the angular distribution function of the domain magnetisation can be found in zero field. Small-angle scattering at domains under reflection has been used to evaluate the mean domain size. The study of magnetisation processes in a Fe36Co64 (170 ± 3 nm) film has been undertaken to demonstrate the new possibilities of PNR. Rotation of the polarisation vector under neutron reflection has been observed.
KW - Domains
KW - Polarization analysis
KW - Reflectometry
KW - Thin films
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031548505&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0921-4526(96)01054-X
DO - 10.1016/S0921-4526(96)01054-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031548505
VL - 234-236
SP - 519
EP - 521
JO - Physica B: Condensed Matter
JF - Physica B: Condensed Matter
SN - 0921-4526
ER -
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