====== Magnetic domain ======

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| //[[user/Stan Zurek]], Magnetic domain, Encyclopedia Magnetica//, \\ @PAGEL@  |

**Magnetic domain** - a region in a [[ferromagnetic]] or [[ferrimagnetic]] material, in which strong interatomic interactions cause for the [[magnetic moment|magnetic moments]] to align over large macroscopic volumes. Magnetic domains are separated by [[domain wall|domain walls]].

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[[magnetic domain|Magnetic domains]] in a single [[grain]] (outlined with a black line) of non-oriented electrical steel. The photo shows an area 0.1 mm wide, and the arrows show orientation of the domains. The domains are separated by domain walls.
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Magnetic domain structure ([[lancet domain|lancet]] combs switching during magnetisation) in [[high-permeability grain-oriented electrical steel]]. [[Bar domain|Bar domains]] are visible in the upper part.
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[[Magnetisation process]] involves changes in the configuration of magnetic domains
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[[Magnetisation process]] involves changes in the configuration of domains
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===== See also =====
  *[[Domain wall]]

===== References =====
~~REFNOTES~~

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