Fine particles of BaFe12O19 have been successfully prepared using a co
mbustion method and annealed at 700, 750, 850 and 1000 degrees C to ob
tain particles with average diameter in the range 50-200 nm. The struc
tural properties observed by X-ray diffraction in conjunction with the
hyperfine characteristics estimated from room temperature Mossbauer s
pectra explain well the magnetic behavior of the small particles.