Magnetic Nanowires Investigated by Polarized SANS

Polarized SANS results obtained on ferromagnetic Co nanowires embedded in alumina (Al2O3) porous matrices are reported. The triangular arrays of aligned nanowires are investigated as a function of the external magnetic field in order to determine experimentally the real space magnetization M’ (’r) distribution inside the material during the magnetic hys- teresis cycle. The observation of field-dependent SANS intensities allows us to characterize the influence of stray fields. Micromagnetic calculations are compared to the SANSPOL experimental data. These results show that SANSPOL is a technique able to address real-space magnetization distributions in magnetic nanosystems.