DICHROIC INTERFERENCE EFFECTS IN CIRCULARLY-POLARIZED SOFT-X-RAY RESONANT MAGNETIC SCATTERING

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作者
KAO, CC
CHEN, CT
JOHNSON, ED
HASTINGS, JB
LIN, HJ
HO, GH
MEIGS, G
BROT, JM
HULBERT, SL
IDZERDA, YU
VETTIER, C
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[2] UNIV PENN,DEPT PHYS,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[3] USN,RES LAB,WASHINGTON,DC 20375
[4] EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIAT FACIL,F-38043 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 50卷 / 13期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.50.9599
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Dichroic interference effects were observed in circularly polarized soft-x-ray reflectivity at the Co L2,3 edges of a magnetic multilayer. The data show a maximum asymmetry ratio of 80%, greater than the degree of circular polarization of the incident light, a changeover in the dichroic characteristics with increasing grazing angle, and an inverted interference pattern in the angular dependence of the asymmetry ratio. These observations are explained successfully by a classical electromagnetic model calculation which includes the complete polarization state of the incident light and spatial interference within the multilayer.
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页码:9599 / 9602
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