femtomagnetism

English

Etymology

femto- +‎ magnetism

Noun

femtomagnetism (uncountable)

1. (physics) ferromagnetism that is controlled by femtosecond pulses of laser light
   • 2016, G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai, Thomas F. George, “A new and simple model for magneto-optics uncovers an unexpected spin switching”, in EPL‎^[1], volume 112:

     Therefore, we believe that our spin-orbit coupled model may find some important applications in spin switching processes, a hot topic in femtomagnetism..