Abstract
Spin-dependent absorption spectroscopy with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation is presented as a new method to study magnetism in magnetic solids. In the near-edge absorption region, the spin-dependent absorption coefficient probes the spin density of unoccupied states of selected angular momentum at the absorber atom. The spin-dependent absorption effects as function of temperature contain information on the local magnetic coupling. A large spin-dependent part of the absorption of ∼+0.22 at the Pt L 2 edges in PtFe is observed in transmission and fluorescence mode.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1661-1665 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Review of Scientific Instruments |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |