Monte Carlo study of radiation-induced demagnetization using the two-dimensional Ising model

A simple radiation-damage model based on the Ising model for magnets is proposed to study the effects of radiation on the magnetism of permanent magnets. The model is studied in two dimensions using a Monte Carlo simulation, and it accounts for the radiation through the introduction of a localized heat pulse. The model exhibits qualitative agreement with experimental results, and it clearly elucidates the role that the coercivity and the radiation particle's energy play in the process. A more quantitative agreement with experiment will entail accounting for the long-range dipole-dipole interactions and the crystalline anisotropy.