It is shown theoretically that a single acoustic pulse, a few picoseconds long, can reverse
magnetization in a magnetostrictive material Terfenol-D. Following giant magnetoelastic …

We report the magnetization dynamics excited by picosecond acoustic pulses confined in
the acoustic cavity of freestanding nickel films. By detecting both sides of the sample we …

A new method to measure and analyze the time and spectrally resolved polarimetric
response of magnetic materials is presented. It allows us to study the ultrafast magnetization …

Coherent high-amplitude precession of the magnetization and spin waves with frequencies
up to 40 GHz are generated by injecting picosecond compressive and shear acoustic pulses …

We show that the magnetization of a thin ferromagnetic (Ga, Mn) As layer can be modulated
by picosecond acoustic pulses. In this approach a picosecond strain pulse injected into the …

We show on in-plane magnetized thin films that magnetization can be switched efficiently by
180 degrees using large amplitude Rayleigh waves travelling along the hard or easy …

Ultrafast optical excitation of a metal ferromagnetic film results in a modification of the
magnetocrystalline anisotropy and induces the magnetization precession. We consider two …

The historic Barnett effect describes how an inertial body with otherwise zero net magnetic
moment acquires spontaneous magnetization when mechanically spinning,. Breakthrough …

Controlling the angular momentum of spins with very short external perturbations is a key
issue in modern magnetism. For example it allows manipulating the magnetization for …

We report about the magnetization dynamics of a ferromagnetic nickel film at room
temperature excited by acoustic pulses generated with femtosecond laser pulses. The …