DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE INSITU MAGNETOOPTIC KERR SIGNAL OF GADOLINIUM FILMS NEAR THE CURIE-TEMPERATURE

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FARLE, M [1 ]
LEWIS, WA [1 ]
BABERSCHKE, K [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1063/1.109246
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The temperature and magnetic-field-dependent Kerr signal of layer-by-layer grown 300 angstrom Gd(0001) on W(110) is analyzed below and above the Curie temperature T(C). The changes in the signal shape when passing through T(C) are discussed. We introduce a new and independent method for accurately determining T(C) in thin magnetic films in ultrahigh vacuum. As a consequence, discussions of the remanence, the field induced magnetization, and the critical exponent beta become more transparent.
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