TY - JOUR A1 - Shamonin (Chamonine), Mikhail A1 - Beuker, T. A1 - Rosen, P. A1 - Klank, M. A1 - Hagedorn, Oliver A1 - Dötsch, Horst T1 - Feasibility of magneto-optic flaw visualization using thin garnet films JF - NDT & E International N2 - We investigate the feasibility of using rare-earth iron garnet films grown on (111)-oriented substrates as magneto-optic indicator films for the visualization of magnetic leakage fields in non-destructive evaluation. In most cases the leakage field of the defect has a strong component in the film plane. The influence of this in-plane dc magnetic field on the image formation is investigated. It is shown that the presence of a strong in-plane magnetic field allows one to extend the dynamic range of the out-of-plane field imposed by the uniaxial anisotropy field HA. On the other hand, an in-plane field reduces the sensitivity. The guidelines for selecting parameters of magneto-optic indicator films are given. KW - Garnet films KW - Magneto-optics KW - Imaging KW - Flaw visualization KW - Magnetic flux leakage Y1 - 2000 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0963-8695(00)00028-1 VL - 33 IS - 8 SP - 547 EP - 553 PB - Elsevier ER -