title: Quantitative determination of the nonlinear pinning potential for a magnetic domain wall.
abstract: Using microwave currents, we excite resonances of geometrically confined pinned domain walls, detecting the resonance by the rectification of the microwave current. By applying magnetic fields, the resonance frequency of the domain wall oscillator can be tuned over a wide range. Increasing the power leads to a redshift due to the nonlinearity of the system. From this frequency shift, we directly deduce the quantitative shape of the potential, so that a complete characterization of the pinning potential is obtained.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bedau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kläui
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krzyk
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rüdiger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vila