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Accelerator magnets steer particle beams according to the field integrated along the trajectory over the magnet length. Purpose-wound coils measure these relevant parameters with high precision and complement efficiently point-like…
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We present a universal nanomechanical sensing platform for the investigation of magnetostriction in thin films. It is based on a doubly-clamped silicon nitride nanobeam resonator covered with a thin magnetostrictive film. Changing the…
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A DC non-contact method for measuring the magnetostrictive strain in thin-films is demonstrated, achieving a state-of-the-art sensitivity of 0.1 ppm. In this method, an optical profilometer is used to measure the curvature induced in a…
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The detection of ensembles of spins under ambient conditions has revolutionized the biological, chemical, and physical sciences through magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance. Pushing sensing capabilities to the…
We present a novel method to image spin properties of spintronic systems using the spatially confined field of a scanned micromagnetic probe, in conjunction with existing electrical or optical global spin detection schemes. It is thus…
In-situ characterization of minute amounts of complex fluids is a challenge. Magnetic Rotational Spectroscopy (MRS) with submicron probes offers flexibility and accuracy providing desired spatial and temporal resolution in characterization…
We experimentally demonstrate a simple and robust protocol for the detection of weak radio-frequency magnetic fields using a single electron spin in diamond. Our method relies on spin locking, where the Rabi frequency of the spin is…
We report on propagating spin-wave spectroscopy measurements carried out on coplanar nano-antenna devices made from a Si/SiO$_2$/Ru(5nm)/Co(20)/Pt(5nm) film. The measurements were analyzed in detail by employing newly developed theoretical…
We report on spin atomistic calculations used to model static and dynamic magnetic properties of inhomogeneous ultrathin iron films. Active magnetic layers in next-generation spintronic devices are becoming so thin that they exhibit some…