Spin wave modes in submicron cylindrical dots

The dynamic properties of a squared array of cylindrical Ni81Fe19 dots with thickness L=50 nm, radius R=100 nm, and separation 2R have been investigated by Brillouin light scattering. The sample was prepared by means of electron-beam lithography and evaporation in ultrahigh vacuum. The lateral confinement of spin waves within each dot causes a marked discretization of the spin wave spectrum. Several discrete peaks were measured in the saturated state as a function of both the incidence angle of light and the applied magnetic field. The detected modes are classified as surface dipolar and bulk magnetostatic modes at frequencies higher and lower than the Kittel uniform mode, respectively. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.