Abstract
The images of the magnetic domain structure (DS) stray fields were obtained in the basal plane of Nd2Fe14B and Y2(FexCo \(_{{1-x}}\) )17 (x = 0.18, 0.41) bulk uniaxial crystal samples at different tip–sample lift heights z using a magnetic force microscope. A method for automated evaluation of magnetic force microscopy (MFM) images is proposed. The average number of extrema per unit length (n) was calculated, n(z) dependences were plotted, and an analytical expression for approximating experimental dependences was derived. The n0 values, related to the z = 0 point, were obtained by approximating experimental data with the analytical expression. The values of the average domain width D and domain wall (DW) energy surface density γ were calculated based on the found n0 values.