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Dynamics of coupled vortices in a pair of ferromagnetic disks
We here experimentally demonstrate that coupled gyration modes can be
resonantly excited primarily by the ac current in a pair of ferromagnetic disks
with varied separating distance. The sole gyrotropic mode clearly splits into a
higher and a lower frequency modes for different configurations of polarities
via dipolar interaction. These experimental results indicate that the
magnetostatically coupled pair of vortices behaves similar to a diatomic
molecule with bonding and anti-bonding states. These findings lead to the
possible extension of designing the magnonic band structure in a chain or an
array of vortices.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepte
All-Optical Excitation and Detection of Picosecond Dynamics of Ordered Arrays of Nanomagnets with Varying Areal Density
We have demonstrated optical excitation and detection of collective
precessional dynamics in arrays of coupled Ni80Fe20 (permalloy) nanoelements
with systematically varying areal density by an all-optical time-resolved Kerr
microscope. We have applied this technique to precisely determine three
different collective regimes in these arrays. At very high areal density, a
single uniform collective mode is observed where the edge modes of the
constituent elements are suppressed. At intermediate areal densities, three
nonuniform collective modes appear and at very low areal density, we observe
noncollective dynamics and only the centre and edge modes of the constituent
elements appear.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure
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