Magnetic Media, Magnetization Reversal
C. A. Ross,
M. E. Schabes, T. Nolan, K. Tang, R. Ranjan, R. Sinclair,
C. A. Ross
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Search for more papers by this authorC. A. Ross,
M. E. Schabes, T. Nolan, K. Tang, R. Ranjan, R. Sinclair,
C. A. Ross
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 27 December 1999
Abstract
The sections in this article are
- 1 Mechanism of Magnetization Reversal in Magnetic Media
- 2 Time Dependence of Magnetization Process
- 3 Long-Term Stability of Magnetization Patterns
- 4 Conclusions
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