Illustration of the Experiment (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

Illustration of the Experiment

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This is how the experiment went: Two laser pulses hit the thin film of iron-platinum nanoparticles at short intervals: The first laser pulse destroys the spin order, while the second laser pulse excites the now unmagnetised sample. An X-ray pulse then determines how the lattice expands or contracts.

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M. Bargheer/ Uni Potsdam

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