• DocumentCode
    499728
  • Title

    Magneto-optical Kerr effect probed using ultrafast high-order harmonic EUV light

  • Author

    La-O-Vorakiat, Chan ; Siemens, Mark ; Shaw, Justin ; Nembach, Hans ; Matthias, Stefan ; Adam, Roman ; Schneider, Claus M. ; Aeschlimann, Martin ; Silva, Thomas ; Murnane, Margaret ; Kapteyn, Henry

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We use tabletop high harmonics to detect the EUV transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect from a permalloy sample. We measure large asymmetries, up to 6%, around the M absorption edges of Fe (54 eV) and Ni (67 eV).
  • Keywords
    Kerr magneto-optical effect; high-speed optical techniques; EUV transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect; electron volt energy 54 eV; electron volt energy 67 eV; permalloy sample; tabletop high harmonics; ultrafast high-order harmonic EUV light; Absorption; Iron; Kerr effect; Magnetic materials; Magnetization; Magnetooptic effects; Spatial resolution; Synchrotrons; Ultraviolet sources; X-rays; (230.3810) Magneto-optic systems; (340.7480) X-rays, soft x-rays, extreme ultraviolet (EUV);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225085