Ferromagnetic Resonance Line Width in Yttrium Iron Garnet Single Crystals

Abstract
A study of ferromagnetic resonance line width in polished, single-crystal spheres of yttrium iron garnet is described. Wave-guide cavity perturbation techniques are used with samples 0.013 in. to 0.020 in. in diameter. An extremely narrow line width of 520 millioersteds (the full width) is observed at 9300 Mc/sec along the hard axis [100]. It is believed this is the narrowest resonance line yet reported on ferromagnetic materials. The line width is shown to be strongly influenced by the sample surface, with the line narrowing by over a factor of twenty as the polishing proceeds.