S. V. Kozhevnikov, F. Ott, J. Torrejón, M. Vázquez, A. Thiaville, “Application of a polarized neutron microbeam to the investigation of a magnetic microstructure”, Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2014, Volume 56, Issue 1,Pages <nobr>63

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XXII International Conference on the Use of Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter Research (RNICS-2012), St. Petersburg, Zelenogorsk (October 15-19, 2012)
Magnetism and polarized neutrons

Application of a polarized neutron microbeam to the investigation of a magnetic microstructure

S. V. Kozhevnikov^a, F. Ott^b, J. Torrejón^c, M. Vázquez^d, A. Thiaville^c

^a Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region
^b CEA, IRAMIS, Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
^c Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-sud, СNRS, Orsay, France
^d Instituto de Ciencia Materiales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain

Abstract: The application of a neutron microbeam to the investigation of an internal magnetic microstructure has been demonstrated experimentally. The object of investigation is an amorphous magnetic wire 190 $\mu$m in diameter, with the axial and circular magnetic domains formed inside it. A narrow neutron microbeam with a width of 2.6 $\mu$m, which is formed by a three-layer film (a planar waveguide) serves as the probe for scanning with a high spatial resolution. The method of investigation is the neutron spin precession upon transmission through the sample.