magnetic domain

(noun)

A region within a magnetic material which has uniform magnetization. This means that the individual magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned with one another and they point in the same direction.

Related Terms

  • solenoid
  • Curie temperature

Examples of magnetic domain in the following topics:

  • Ferromagnetism

    • Regions within the material (called domains) act like small bar magnets.
    • Within domains, the poles of individual atoms are aligned.
    • In response to an external magnetic field, the domains may grow to millimeter size, aligning themselves.
    • (b) When magnetized by an external field, the domains show greater alignment, and some grow at the expense of others.
    • Individual atoms are aligned within domains; each atom acts like a tiny bar magnet.
  • Ferromagnets and Electromagnets

    • Within domains, the poles of individual atoms are aligned, and each atom acts like a tiny bar magnet.
    • In an unmagnetized ferromagnetic object, domains are small and randomly oriented.
    • In response to an external magnetic field, the domains may grow to millimeter size, aligning themselves as shown in part (b) of the second figure.
    • (b) When magnetized by an external field, the domains show greater alignment, and some grow at the expense of others.
    • Individual atoms are aligned within domains; each atom acts like a tiny bar magnet.
  • Magnetosomes

    • Magnetosome crystals are typically 35–120 nm long, which makes them single-domain.
    • Single-domain crystals have the maximum possible magnetic moment per unit volume for a given composition.
    • Smaller crystals are superparamagnetic–that is, not permanently magnetic at ambient temperature, and domain walls would form in larger crystals.
    • Magnetic interactions between the magnetosome crystals in a chain cause their magnetic dipole moments to orientate parallel to each other along the length of the chain.
    • There is a broad range of shapes and groups of magnetic bacteria.
  • Basic Techniques in Protein Analysis

    • Another protein imaging technique, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), uses the magnetic properties of atoms to determine the three-dimensional structure of proteins.
    • This technique depends on the fact that certain atomic nuclei are intrinsically magnetic.
    • Generally, the transcription factor is split into a DNA-binding domain (BD) and an activation domain (AD).
    • In this method, a transcription factor is split into a DNA-binding domain (BD) and an activation domain (AD).
    • The binding domain is able to bind the promoter in the absence of the activator domain, but it does not turn on transcription.
  • Permanent Magnets

    • Permanent magnets are objects made from ferromagnetic material that produce a persistent magnetic field.
    • Recall that a magnet is a material or object that generates a magnetic field.
    • A permanent magnet is an object made from a material that is magnetized and creates its own persistent magnetic field .
    • Ferromagnetic materials can be divided into magnetically "soft" materials like annealed iron, which can be magnetized but do not tend to stay magnetized, and magnetically "hard" materials, which do.
    • An example of a permanent magnet: a "horseshoe magnet" made of alnico, an iron alloy.
  • Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism

    • Paramagnetism is the attraction of material while in a magnetic field, and diamagnetism is the repulsion of magnetic fields.
    • Paramagnetism is a form of magnetism whereby the paramagnetic material is only attracted when in the presence of an externally applied magnetic field.
    • Paramagnetic materials have a relative magnetic permeability greater or equal to unity (i.e., a positive magnetic susceptibility) and hence are attracted to magnetic fields.
    • Unlike ferromagnets, paramagnets do not retain any magnetization in the absence of an externally applied magnetic field, because thermal motion randomizes the spin orientations responsible for magnetism.
    • Diamagnetism is the property of an object or material that causes it to create a magnetic field in opposition to an externally applied magnetic field.
  • Magnetic Field Lines

    • Magnetic field lines are useful for visually representing the strength and direction of the magnetic field.
    • Since magnetic forces act at a distance, we define a magnetic field to represent magnetic forces.
    • If magnetic monopoles existed, then magnetic field lines would begin and end on them.
    • (A) The magnetic field of a circular current loop is similar to that of a bar magnet.
    • Relate the strength of the magnetic field with the density of the magnetic field lines
  • Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor

    • When an electrical wire is exposed to a magnet, the current in that wire will experience a force—the result of a magnet field.
    • When an electrical wire is exposed to a magnet, the current in that wire will be affected by a magnetic field.
    • The expression for magnetic force on current can be found by summing the magnetic force on each of the many individual charges that comprise the current.
    • In this instance, θ represents the angle between the magnetic field and the wire (magnetic force is typically calculated as a cross product).
    • Express equation used to calculate the magnetic force for an electrical wire exposed to a magnetic field
  • Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field

    • This changing magnetic flux produces an EMF which then drives a current.
    • When a conductor carries a current, a magnetic field surrounding the conductor is produced.
    • The resulting magnetic flux is proportional to the current.
    • From Eq. 1, the energy stored in the magnetic field created by the solenoid is:
    • Energy is "stored" in the magnetic field.
  • Helical Motion

    • Helical motion results when the velocity vector is not perpendicular to the magnetic field vector.
    • In this case, the magnetic force is also perpendicular to the velocity (and the magnetic field vector, of course) at any given moment resulting in circular motion.
    • What if the velocity is not perpendicular to the magnetic field?
    • shows how electrons not moving perpendicular to magnetic field lines follow the field lines.
    • (Recall that the Earth's north magnetic pole is really a south pole in terms of a bar magnet. )
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