Ultrafast heating for magnetization reversal

Ultrafast heating as a sufficient stimulus for magnetization reversal in a ferrimagnet.
T.A. Ostler, J. Barker, R.F.L. Evans, R.W. Chantrell, U. Atxitia, O. Chubykalo-Fesenko, S.El Moussaoui,L. Le Guyader, E. Mengotti, L.J. Heyderman, F. Nolting, A. Tsukamoto, A. Itoh, D. Afanasiev, B.A. Ivanov, A.M. Kalashnikova, K. Vahaplar, J. Mentink, A. Kirilyuk, Th. Rasing & A.V. Kimel
Nature Comms. 3, 666 (2012)

The magneto-optical images of a Gd₂₄Fe_66.5Co_9.5 continuous film obtained after the action of a sequence of N 100 fs laser pulses.