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Brillouin light scattering from layered magnetic structures

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Hillebrands, B. (2000). Brillouin light scattering from layered magnetic structures. In: Cardona, M., Güntherodt, G. (eds) Light Scattering in Solids VII. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0103386

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