| Literature DB >> 21517350 |
Marko Wietstruk1, Alexey Melnikov, Christian Stamm, Torsten Kachel, Niko Pontius, Muhammad Sultan, Cornelius Gahl, Martin Weinelt, Hermann A Dürr, Uwe Bovensiepen.
Abstract
Femtosecond x-ray magnetic circular dichroism was used to study the time-dependent magnetic moment of 4f electrons in the ferromagnets Gd and Tb, which are known for their different spin-lattice coupling. We observe a two-step demagnetization with an ultrafast demagnetization time of 750 fs identical for both systems and slower times which differ sizeably with 40 ps for Gd and 8 ps for Tb. We conclude that spin-lattice coupling in the electronically excited state is enhanced up to 50 times compared to equilibrium.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21517350 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.127401
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161