Fig. 2 (IMAGE)

Forschungsverbund Berlin

Fig. 2

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The x-ray scattering signal from a thin magnetic film increases after it was hit by a laser pulse, monitoring the formation of skyrmions. After 300 picoseconds the topological transformation is finished and skyrmions were created. The x-ray microscopy images show the magnetic patterns in the thin film before (left) and after (right) the laser pulse hit the film. The skyrmions are identified with the black dots and have a size of 70 nanometers on average.

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