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Title: Observation of coupled vortex gyrations by 70-ps-time and 20-nm-space- resolved full-field magnetic transmission soft x-ray microscopy

Journal Article · · App. Phys. Lett.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3517496· OSTI ID:1011043

We employed time-and space-resolved full-field magnetic transmission soft x-ray microscopy to observe vortex-core gyrations in a pair of dipolar-coupled vortex-state Permalloy (Ni{sub 80}Fe{sub 20}) disks. The 70 ps temporal and 20 nm spatial resolution of the microscope enabled us to simultaneously measure vortex gyrations in both disks and to resolve the phases and amplitudes of both vortex-core positions. We observed their correlation for a specific vortex-state configuration. This work provides a robust and direct method of studying vortex gyrations in dipolar-coupled vortex oscillators.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Materials Sciences Division
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1011043
Report Number(s):
LBNL-4388E; APPLAB; TRN: US201109%%107
Journal Information:
App. Phys. Lett., Vol. 97, Issue 22; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 222502; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English