Design and performance of a spin-polarized electron energy loss spectrometer with high momentum resolution

被引:5
作者
Vasilyev, D. [1 ]
Kirschner, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Mikrostrukturphys, Weinberg 2, D-06120 Halle, Germany
关键词
STONER EXCITATION SPECTRUM; LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; INELASTIC-SCATTERING; EXCHANGE SCATTERING; LARGE ENHANCEMENT; GAAS; PHOTOELECTRONS;
D O I
10.1063/1.4961471
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We describe a new "complete" spin-polarized electron energy loss spectrometer comprising a spin-polarized primary electron source, an imaging electron analyzer, and a spin analyzer of the "spin-polarizing mirror" type. Unlike previous instruments, we have a high momentum resolution of less than 0.04 angstrom(-1), at an energy resolution of 90-130 meV. Unlike all previous studies which reported rather broad featureless data in both energy and angle dependence, we find richly structured spectra depending sensitively on small changes of the primary energy, the kinetic energy after scattering, and of the angle of incidence. The key factor is the momentum resolution. Published by AIP Publishing.
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