• DocumentCode
    444139
  • Title

    Terahertz spectroscopy of ultrafast demagnetization in ferromagnetic iron

  • Author

    Hilton, D.J. ; Averitt, R.D. ; Meserole, C.A. ; Fisher, G.L. ; Funk, D.J. ; Taylor, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    347
  • Abstract
    We use ultrafast terahertz transmission and emission spectroscopy to study ultrafast demagnetization in ferromagnetic iron. We show that demagnetization proceeds with a 1.7 ps±0.3 ps lifetime in ferromagnetic films at room temperature.
  • Keywords
    demagnetisation; ferromagnetic materials; high-speed optical techniques; iron; magnetic thin films; submillimetre wave spectra; 293 to 298 K; Fe; ferromagnetic films; ferromagnetic iron; ultrafast demagnetization; ultrafast terahertz emission spectroscopy; ultrafast terahertz transmission spectroscopy; Demagnetization; Electrons; Iron; Magnetic materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548777
  • Filename
    1548777