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Novel magnetic structures and nanostructures

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Abstract

An overview of new fields of investigation of novel magnetic structures is presented. These structures going from nanometer to micron scales are generally made of ferromagnetic particles deposited on normal or superconducting films, or of multilayer structures. They are studied by conventional SQUID magnetometry (ensemble or array of particles) or near-field techniques (single particle measurements).

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