Magnetization and ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurements near the Curie
temperature have been taken from sol-gel and ceramic samples of Ln(0.67)A(
0.33)MnO(3) (Ln = Pr, La; A = Ca, Sr). We demonstrate that the demagnetizin
g fields arising from the pores in polycrystalline samples cause the FMR li
ne broadening observed below 1.1 T-c, with respect to the values of the equ
ivalent single crystals. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
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