Abstract
The magnetic domain structure of gadolinium has been studied over the temperature range 230 K to 293 K. This temperature range includes the two magnetic phase transitions that exist in gadolinium, that at the Curie temperature, 291 K, and the change in the easy direction of magnetization at 240 K. A clear uniaxial type domain structure was observed to form as the temperature was lowered through the Curie temperature. This structure was found to disappear as the temperature approached 230 K and no further structure was observed at temperatures below 230 K. Calculations of wall parameters using a numerical integration technique indicate that a stable domain structure should be present and the reasons for the non-appearance of a low temperature domain structure in the present work are not clear.
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