Investigation of the surface magnetic domain structure has been performed in Co-rich, nearly zero magnetostrictive, amorphous wires using magneto-optical Kerr effect magnetometry and microscopy. The formation and motion of a multidomain vortex-type structure with curved domain walls have been observed in amorphous wires. The possible origins of the existence of the vortex-type structures in these amorphous wires are discussed.
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