passed through the probe 42 across the ferromagnetic layer 14 in the area between the probe 42 and the crescent 36 and is collected by the crescent 36 both the conductive crescent and probe are deposited directly on the ferromagnetic film layer preferrably during the same deposition step some of the current will pass through parallel areas of the ferromagnetic layer however most of the current will take the path of least resistance which is the short path between the probe and the crescent where no bloch line is present as for the storage of a 0 as illustrated in fig3 current leaving the probe 42 travels in a path that is essentially parallel to the lines of magnetization m direction in ferromagnetic layer 14 this maximum resistance situation is illustrated in fig3 fig4 in contrast illustrates the minimum resistance situation for a stored 1 in this magnetization m distribution situation the current passing from the probe 42 to the crescent 36 crosses lines of magnetization m direction that are essentially perpendicular it is to be noted that the orientation of the magnetization m direction between the probe tip 40 and the crescent 36 for a stored 0 may be altered locally.