MAGNETIC-X-RAY DICHROISM IN CORE-LEVEL PHOTOEMISSION FROM FERROMAGNETS

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作者
BAUMGARTEN, L [1 ]
SCHNEIDER, CM [1 ]
PETERSEN, H [1 ]
SCHAFERS, F [1 ]
KIRSCHNER, J [1 ]
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[1] BERLINER ELEKTRONENSPEICHERRING GESELLSCHAFT, W-1000 BERLIN 33, GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.492
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report on the novel effect of magnetic x-ray dichroism in core-level photoemission from ferromagnets with circularly polarized radiation. Depending on the relative orientation of photon spin and sample magnetization (parallel or antiparallel), a single emission line may be resolved into two lines, due to exchange splitting of the core level. The mechanism is explained in terms of spin-selective dipole transitions in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. Possible applications of magnetic x-ray dichroism in photoemission from magnetic samples are pointed out. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:492 / 495
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