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Michael P Adams1, Andreas Michels1, Hamid Kachkachi2
1Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, 162A avenue de la Faiencerie, L-1511 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Abstract:
A dilute ensemble of randomly oriented non-interacting spherical nanomagnets is considered, and its magnetization structure and ensuing neutron scattering response are investigated by numerically solving the Landau-Lifshitz equation. Taking into account the isotropic exchange interaction, an external magnetic field, a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy for the particle core, and in particular the Néel surface anisotropy, the magnetic small-angle neutron scattering cross section and pair-distance distribution function are calculated from the obtained equilibrium spin structures. The numerical results are compared with the well known analytical expressions for uniformly magnetized particles and provide guidance to the experimentalist. In addition, the effect of a particle-size distribution function is modelled.
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