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The magnetization dynamics in semiconductor heterostucutures after short laser irradiation is investigated. By using ab-initio and phenomenological models, we reproduce the observed ultrafast quenching and Landau precession of the total magnetization of the samples.
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Morandi, O., Manfredi, G., Hervieux, PA. (2015). Magnetization Evolution in Semiconductor Heterostructures After Laser Excitation. In: Bigot, JY., Hübner, W., Rasing, T., Chantrell, R. (eds) Ultrafast Magnetism I. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 159. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07743-7_4
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