Spin-resolved electron spectroscopy with highly polarized sources: Inverse photoemission from ferromagnets

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1841-1845

  Ciccacci, F ^a   De Rossi, S ^a   Pelucchi, E ^a   Tagliaferri, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; FILMS; IRON; LIGHT SOURCES; MATERIALS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOEMISSION; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

INVERSE PHOTOEMISSION; SPIN POLARIZED ELECTRON SOURCES;

ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031124266     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1147954     Document Type: Article

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