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Experimental Techniques to Investigate Spin Dynamics

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As discussed in the Chap. 2, the time scale for magnetization dynamics varies from microseconds (μs) to femtoseconds (fs) which depends on the mechanism involved.

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Barman, A., Sinha, J. (2018). Experimental Techniques to Investigate Spin Dynamics. In: Spin Dynamics and Damping in Ferromagnetic Thin Films and Nanostructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66296-1_4

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