title: Spin wave wells in nonellipsoidal micrometer size magnetic elements.
abstract: We show experimentally and by model calculations that in finite, nonellipsoidal, micrometer size magnetic thin film elements the dynamic magnetic eigenexcitations (spin waves) may exhibit strong spatial localization. This localization is due to the formation of a potential well for spin waves in the highly inhomogeneous internal magnetic field within the element.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Physik, Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jorzick
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Demokritov
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hillebrands
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bailleul
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fermon
authors.forename: K Y
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authors.lastname: Guslienko
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Slavin
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Berkov
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authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Gorn