Light induced ultrafast magnetization dynamics in metallic compounds

P Scheid, Q Remy, S Lebègue, G Malinowski… - Journal of Magnetism …, 2022 - Elsevier
We review the phenomenology of light-induced ultrafast magnetization dynamics, with
emphasis on metallic compounds. The interaction of femtosecond laser pulses with …

Polarized phonons carry angular momentum in ultrafast demagnetization

SR Tauchert, M Volkov, D Ehberger, D Kazenwadel… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetic phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and indispensable for modern science and
technology, but it is notoriously difficult to change the magnetic order of a material in a rapid …

Ultrafast magnetization dynamics of nanostructures

JY Bigot, M Vomir - Annalen der Physik, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The study and control of magnetic materials using ultrashort laser pulses is of great interest
both from a fundamental point of view and for potential applications in the technology of …

Bright coherent ultrahigh harmonics in the keV x-ray regime from mid-infrared femtosecond lasers

T Popmintchev, MC Chen, D Popmintchev, P Arpin… - science, 2012 - science.org
High-harmonic generation (HHG) traditionally combines~ 100 near-infrared laser photons to
generate bright, phase-matched, extreme ultraviolet beams when the emission from many …

All-optical control of ferromagnetic thin films and nanostructures

CH Lambert, S Mangin, BSDCS Varaprasad… - Science, 2014 - science.org
The interplay of light and magnetism allowed light to be used as a probe of magnetic
materials. Now the focus has shifted to use polarized light to alter or manipulate magnetism …

Ultrafast magnetization enhancement in metallic multilayers driven by superdiffusive spin current

D Rudolf, C La-O-Vorakiat, M Battiato, R Adam… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Uncovering the physical mechanisms that govern ultrafast charge and spin dynamics is
crucial for understanding correlated matter as well as the fundamental limits of ultrafast spin …

Controlling the Competition between Optically Induced Ultrafast Spin-Flip<? format?> Scattering and Spin Transport in Magnetic Multilayers

E Turgut, C La-o-Vorakiat, JM Shaw, P Grychtol… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
The study of ultrafast dynamics in magnetic materials provides rich opportunities for greater
fundamental understanding of correlated phenomena in solid-state matter, because many of …

Probing the timescale of the exchange interaction in a ferromagnetic alloy

S Mathias, C La-O-Vorakiat… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
The underlying physics of all ferromagnetic behavior is the cooperative interaction between
individual atomic magnetic moments that results in a macroscopic magnetization. In this …

Near-and extended-edge x-ray-absorption fine-structure spectroscopy using ultrafast coherent high-order harmonic supercontinua

D Popmintchev, BR Galloway, MC Chen, F Dollar… - Physical Review Letters, 2018 - APS
Recent advances in high-order harmonic generation have made it possible to use a tabletop-
scale setup to produce spatially and temporally coherent beams of light with bandwidth …

Phase ordering of charge density waves traced by ultrafast low-energy electron diffraction

S Vogelgesang, G Storeck, JG Horstmann… - Nature Physics, 2018 - nature.com
We introduce ultrafast low-energy electron diffraction (ULEED) in backscattering for the
study of structural dynamics at surfaces. Using a tip-based source of ultrashort electron …