A two-photon photoemission study of spin-dependent electron dynamics

Surface Science

Volumn 600, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4176-4179

  Pickel, M ^a   Schmidt, A B ^b,c   Donath, M ^a   Weinelt, M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exchange splitting; Ferromagnetic film; Image potential states; Iron; Spin and time resolved photoemission

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; IRON; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FILMS; MONOLAYERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

FERROMAGNETIC FILMS; IMAGE POTENTIAL STATES; IMAGE-POTENTIAL STATES; SPIN AND TIME RESOLVED PHOTOEMISSION;

PHOTOEMISSION;

EID: 33749135204     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2006.01.142     Document Type: Article

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