Speaker
Dr
Elizabeth Blackburn
(University of Birmingham)
Description
Often, when thinking of magnetic structures, the textbook picture is of
magnetic moments on individual atoms, engaged in collective action to
form ordered or partially ordered states. Neutron scattering has proved
essential as a direct probe of these magnetic structures. In this
experimental paradigm, the existence of meso- or microscopic magnetic
structures is, perhaps, an irritation or potential source of error. In
many cases, however, these larger structures provide a clear view of the
underlying state of matter, or drive the observable magnetic
phenomenology. In this talk, I will consider two areas where these
larger structures are crucial: (i) magnetic vortices as a tool for
probing the superconducting state, and (ii) magnetic domains and their
role in driving magnetic transitions in materials.
Primary author
Dr
Elizabeth Blackburn
(University of Birmingham)
