MAGNETOSTATIC SURFACE-WAVES IN AN INHOMOGENEOUS FERROMAGNETIC WITH THE MAGNETIZATION VECTOR INCLINED TO THE SURFACE

The existence of magnetostatic surface waves (MSSWs) in a ferromagneti c half-space with an inhomogeneous magnetic-anisotropy field is predic ted for the case when the magnetization vector is perpendicular to the surface. In the homogeneous case, this geometry supports only bulk ma gnetostatic waves (BMSWs). It is found that the inhomogeneity of the m agnetic-anisotropy field results in the deviation of the magnetization vector in the near-surface layer from the normal to the surface, thus giving rise to an MSSW.