Abstract
We have studied demagnetization processes in ferromagnetic InMnAs induced by femtosecond mid-infrared laser pulses. At high pump fluences, complete magnetization quenching was observed within a few picoseconds, implying an ultrafast ferro-to paramagnetic phase transition.
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