Suppression of magnetic-field pulse-induced magnetization precession by pulse tailoring

Short magnetic-field pulses may be used in the near future to change the magnetization state in magnetic storage devices. In order to minimize the time required for this process, and thus to maximize the switching speed of such devices, the magnetization precession after the termination of the magnetic-field pulse needs to be suppressed to a maximum degree. It is demonstrated experimentally that the appropriate adjustment of the field pulse parameters may lead to a full suppression of the magnetization precession immediately upon termination of the field pulse. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)04019-5].