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Carva, Battiato and Oppeneer (CBO) comment on our paper1. They raise three main points: first, the model presented by us does not treat a pump-probe set-up; second, it only considers how the magnetization M is modified due to optical transitions of band electrons; and third, the studied first-order magneto-optical susceptibility can rigorously be shown to be zero. While we welcome constructive criticisms, we find these claims self-contradicting and disappointing.

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  1. Department of Physics, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 47809, Indiana, USA

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  2. Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, Box 3049, D-67653, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    W. Hübner & Georg Lefkidis

  3. Department of Physics and Center for Instruction, Research and Teaching, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 47809, Indiana, USA

    Yihua Bai

  4. Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics & Astronomy, Office of the Chancellor and Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, 63121, Missouri, USA

    Thomas F. George

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