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Circular dichroism in x-ray photoemission from core levels of nonmagnetic species

F. SchäfersH. PetersenCh. OstertagGerd SchönhenseC. WestphalF. FegelMathias GetzlaffJoachim Bansmann

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PhysicsCondensed Matter::Materials ScienceCircular dichroismFerromagnetismX-ray magnetic circular dichroismVibrational circular dichroismX-raySynchrotron radiationCondensed Matter::Strongly Correlated ElectronsAtomic physicsDichroismPhotoelectric effect

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Circular dichroism in the angular distribution of photoelectrons (CDAD) has been observed in core-level photoemission from spherically symmetric initial states of nonmagnetic species utilizing circularly polarized soft-x-ray radiation from BESSY. Up to now, CDAD was predicted and observed only for aligned initial states. The data for oriented CO molecules prove that circular x-ray dichroism in photoemission from core levels is a general phenomenon that is not restricted to ferromagnets. High asymmetries of 50% suggest future applications as an effective circular x-ray analyzer.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.46.13496