Femtosecond laser pulses can demagnetize ferromagnetic metallic thin films on an ultrafast timescale. Studying how magnetic films react during optical excitation provides a better understanding of this so-called femtomagnetism.
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Bovensiepen, U. Magnetism in step with light. Nature Phys 5, 461–463 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1322
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