/spl Delta/H(M,/spl Delta/M) method for the determination of intrinsic switching field distributions in perpendicular media
- 17 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
- Vol. 41 (10), 3178-3180
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2005.855285
Abstract
We describe a method for the experimental characterization of intrinsic switching field distributions in perpendicular media. The method is based upon a comparison between the major loop and a set of recoil loops, which start at a certain distance /spl Delta/M away from saturation. In particular, we measure the applied field difference /spl Delta/H between the recoil loops and the major loop at identical M values, for which the average demagnetizing fields are the same. By analyzing complete /spl Delta/H(M,/spl Delta/M) data sets taken from multiple recoil loops, we gain a detailed measure of the intrinsic switching field distribution D(H/sub S/). Using polar-Kerr effect measurements of recording disk samples, we demonstrate the capabilities of our approach.Keywords
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