Imaging of transient magnetization dynamics of Co/Pt multilayer dots with X-ray magnetic circular dichroism excited by microwaves

N. Kikuchi, T. Yomogita, K. Sato, S. Okamoto, O. Kitakami, H. Osawa, M. Suzuki, K. Toyoki, Y. Kotani, T. Nakamura

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Abstract

We investigated the magnetization dynamics of Co/Pt multilayer dots with diameters in the micron scale by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) with a focused beam with submicron dimensions. XMCD measurement with soft and hard X-rays revealed that the magnetic moments of Co and Pt strongly couple and precess with the same cone angle in ferromagnetic resonance conditions. The transient magnetization behavior of Co/Pt multilayer dots was investigated by pump-probe XMCD measurement with a scanning focused X-ray beam. A non-uniform magnetization distribution with concentric geometry including the phase of magnetization precession was visualized with excitation frequencies up to 3.05 GHz.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberSEED03
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume59
Issue numberSE
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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