Ultra-Fast Magnetic Reversal Observed (IMAGE)

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Ultra-Fast Magnetic Reversal Observed

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Top, centre: While the magnetization of gadolinium (red arrow) has not yet changed, the magnetization of iron (blue arrow) has already reversed. Large picture: The laser pulse (pink) triggers magnetic reversal, while the X-ray pulse (blue) measures it.

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Image: HZB/I. Radu

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