Experimental observation of magnetic poles inside bulk magnets via Fourier modes of magnetostatic field

Autor: Élio A Périgo, Elliot P Gilbert, Konstantin L Metlov, Andreas Michels
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Zdroj: New Journal of Physics, Vol 16, Iss 12, p 123031 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/12/123031
Popis: The pole-avoidance principle of magnetostatics results in an angular anisotropy of the magnetic neutron scattering cross section ${\rm d}{{\Sigma }_{M}}/{\rm d}\Omega $ . For the case of a sintered Nd–Fe–B permanent magnet, we report the experimental observation of a ‘spike’ in ${\rm d}{{\Sigma }_{M}}/{\rm d}\Omega $ along the forward direction. The spike implies the presence of long-wavelength magnetization fluctuations on a length scale of at least 60 nm. Using micromagnetic theory, it is shown that this type of angular anisotropy is the result of the presence of unavoidable magnetic poles in the bulk of the magnet and is related to the ${\bf q}\ne 0$ Fourier modes of the magnetostatic field. Thus, our observation proves the existence of such modes.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals