Neutron Zeeman beam-splitting for the investigation of magnetic nanostructures

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the use of neutron Zeeman beam-splitting to investigate non-collinear magnetic nanostructures in thin films, providing a novel approach to analyze magnetic configurations at the nanoscale.

Contribution

It introduces a neutron beam-splitting technique for studying non-collinear magnetic nanostructures, comparing results with other established methods.

Findings

Successful application of neutron Zeeman beam-splitting to magnetic nanoclusters

Comparison shows consistency with other magnetic characterization techniques

Provides a new tool for nanoscale magnetic structure analysis

Abstract

The Zeeman spatial splitting of a neutron beam takes place during a neutron spin-flip in magnetically non-collinear systems at grazing incidence geometry. We apply the neutron beam-splitting method for the investigation of magnetically non-collinear clusters of submicron size in a thin film. The experimental results are compared with ones obtained by other methods.