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Title: Femtosecond-laser–induced modifications in Co/Pt multilayers studied with tabletop resonant magnetic scattering

Abstract

We characterize the magnetic domain structure of Co/Pt multilayer fi lms on length scales below one hundred nanometers using resonant magnetic scattering and magnetic force microscopy. The extreme ultraviolet light for the scattering experiment is created by a laser- based high-order harmonic generation source. After illumination with intense ultrashort laser pulses, we observe pronounced changes in the magnetic structure and morphology. Furthermore, this study points out the importance of a detailed analysis of the different laser-induced modifications of a magnetic thin fi lm that influence the scattering patterns.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [1]
  1. Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Germany)
  2. Univ. Hamburg (Germany)
  3. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1682257
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0002002
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Europhysics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 109; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0295-5075
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Weier, C., Adam, R., Rudolf, D., Frömter, R., Grychtol, P., Winkler, G., Kobs, A., Oepen, H. P., Kapteyn, H. C., Murnane, M. M., and Schneider, C. M. Femtosecond-laser–induced modifications in Co/Pt multilayers studied with tabletop resonant magnetic scattering. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1209/0295-5075/109/17001.
Weier, C., Adam, R., Rudolf, D., Frömter, R., Grychtol, P., Winkler, G., Kobs, A., Oepen, H. P., Kapteyn, H. C., Murnane, M. M., & Schneider, C. M. Femtosecond-laser–induced modifications in Co/Pt multilayers studied with tabletop resonant magnetic scattering. United States. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/109/17001
Weier, C., Adam, R., Rudolf, D., Frömter, R., Grychtol, P., Winkler, G., Kobs, A., Oepen, H. P., Kapteyn, H. C., Murnane, M. M., and Schneider, C. M. Wed . "Femtosecond-laser–induced modifications in Co/Pt multilayers studied with tabletop resonant magnetic scattering". United States. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/109/17001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1682257.
@article{osti_1682257,
title = {Femtosecond-laser–induced modifications in Co/Pt multilayers studied with tabletop resonant magnetic scattering},
author = {Weier, C. and Adam, R. and Rudolf, D. and Frömter, R. and Grychtol, P. and Winkler, G. and Kobs, A. and Oepen, H. P. and Kapteyn, H. C. and Murnane, M. M. and Schneider, C. M.},
abstractNote = {We characterize the magnetic domain structure of Co/Pt multilayer fi lms on length scales below one hundred nanometers using resonant magnetic scattering and magnetic force microscopy. The extreme ultraviolet light for the scattering experiment is created by a laser- based high-order harmonic generation source. After illumination with intense ultrashort laser pulses, we observe pronounced changes in the magnetic structure and morphology. Furthermore, this study points out the importance of a detailed analysis of the different laser-induced modifications of a magnetic thin fi lm that influence the scattering patterns.},
doi = {10.1209/0295-5075/109/17001},
journal = {Europhysics Letters},
number = 1,
volume = 109,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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Fig. 1 Fig. 1: Schematics of the RMS experiment using a laser-driven HHG source.

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