The direct manipulation of spins via light may provide a path toward ultrafast energy-efficient
devices. However, distinguishing the microscopic processes that can occur during ultrafast …

Since the discovery of ultrafast demagnetization in Ni thin films in 1996, laser-induced
ultrafast spin dynamics have become a prominent research topic in the field of magnetism …

Ultrafast transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (T-MOKE) spectroscopy in the extreme
ultraviolet spectral range provides element-specific information about the magnetization …

Ultrashort optical pulses can trigger a variety of non-equilibrium processes in magnetic thin
films affecting electrons and spins on femtosecond timescales. In order to probe the charge …

The magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) regime has helped
to elucidate some of the key processes that lead to the manipulation of magnetism on …

Experimental investigations of ultrafast magnetization dynamics increasingly employ
resonant magnetic spectroscopy in the ultraviolet (XUV) spectral range. Besides allowing …

We present a novel setup to measure the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect in the
extreme ultraviolet spectral range based on a fiber laser amplifier system with a repetition …

Element-selective techniques are central for the understanding of ultrafast spin dynamics in
multi-element materials, such as magnetic alloys. Recently, however, it turned out that the …

During the last two decades, a variety of models have been developed to explain the
ultrafast quenching of magnetization following femtosecond optical excitation. These models …

Using element-specific measurements of the ultrafast demagnetization of Ru/Fe 65 Co 35
hetero-structures, we show that Ru can exhibit a significant magnetic contrast (3 …