  Using a new microSQUID set-up, we investigate magnetic anisotropy in a single
1000-atoms cobalt cluster. This system opens new fields in the characterization
and the understanding of the origin of magnetic anisotropy in such
nanoparticles. For this purpose, we report three-dimensional switching field
measurements performed on a 3 nm cobalt cluster embedded in a niobium matrix.
We are able to separate the different magnetic anisotropy contributions and
evidence the dominating role of the cluster surface.
