Phase-resolved pulsed precessional motion at a Schottky barrier

M. Buess, T. P.J. Knowles, U. Ramsperger, D. Pescia, C. H. Back

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Abstract

The precessional motion of the magnetization is excited by an ultrashort magnetic-field pulse at a Schottky barrier containing a ferromagnetic film. The precessional frequency, measured as a function of a bias field of variable strength and direction by time resolved Kerr microscopy, is accurately reproduced by a model based on the theory of ferromagnetic resonance. The spatially resolved precessional phase reveals a jump related to the chiral character of the exciting magnetic-field pulse.

Original languageEnglish
Article number174422
Pages (from-to)174422-1-174422-5
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume69
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2004
Externally publishedYes

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