Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) has been observed at the L2,3 absorption edges of ferromagnetic nickel by use of circularly-polarized soft-x-ray synchrotron radiation. The MCD intensity ratio between the L2 and L3 edges is found to differ appreciably from that predicted by a simple exchange-split-valence-band model. Fine MCD features, imperceptible in the absorption spectra, are also observed, and a tentative interpretation is given. This work, demonstrating the feasibility of MCD measurements in the soft-x-ray region, provides a new approach to study 3d and 4f ferromagnetic systems with their respective dipole-permitted 2p→3d and 3d→4f transitions.
Soft-x-ray magnetic circular dichroism at the L2,3 edges of nickel / C., C., F., S., Y., M.a., Modesti, S.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER. - ISSN 0163-1829. - STAMPA. - 42:(1990), pp. 7262-7265. [10.1103/PhysRevB.42.7262]
Soft-x-ray magnetic circular dichroism at the L2,3 edges of nickel
MODESTI, SILVIO
1990-01-01
Abstract
Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) has been observed at the L2,3 absorption edges of ferromagnetic nickel by use of circularly-polarized soft-x-ray synchrotron radiation. The MCD intensity ratio between the L2 and L3 edges is found to differ appreciably from that predicted by a simple exchange-split-valence-band model. Fine MCD features, imperceptible in the absorption spectra, are also observed, and a tentative interpretation is given. This work, demonstrating the feasibility of MCD measurements in the soft-x-ray region, provides a new approach to study 3d and 4f ferromagnetic systems with their respective dipole-permitted 2p→3d and 3d→4f transitions.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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