MAGNETIC DICHROISM IN PHOTOEMISSION WITH UNPOLARIZED LIGHT

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作者
GETZLAFF, M [1 ]
OSTERTAG, C [1 ]
FECHER, GH [1 ]
CHEREPKOV, NA [1 ]
SCHONHENSE, G [1 ]
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[1] STATE ACAD AEROSP INSTRUMENTAT,ST PETERSBURG 190000,RUSSIA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.3030
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
A magnetic dichroism in photoemission from ferromagnets induced by unpolarized light is observed for the first time in the valence band region as well as for surface states. The study was carried out with magnetized Fe(110), Co(0001), and Gd(0001) films grown epitaxially on W(110). This phenomenon leads to an intensity asymmetry for opposite directions of the sample magnetization. It can be easily used for a routine laboratory diagnostic of magnetic behavior. A simple theoretical interpretation of the phenomenon based on the atomic model is given. © 1994 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3030 / 3033
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