Abstract
The magnetoelastic problem of a zig-zag 90° Bloch wall in iron is studied, either for a (110) or (001) wall. The elastic strains, due to magnetostriction, are calculated in both cases. The total energy of a zig-zag wall is obtained by adding, to the usual anisotropy and exchange contributions, the elastic term. Thus we find the equilibrium values for the periodicity and the angle of the zig-zag. Finally, we briefly discuss the contrast observed by X-ray diffraction topography of (110) walls for 110 reflexions

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