Biomedical subjects

T K Johal

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PubMed2006

Angle-dependent x-ray magnetic circular dichroism from (Ga,Mn)As: anisotropy and identification of hybridized states.

Remarkably anisotropic Mn L2,3 x-ray magnetic circular dichroism spectra from the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As are reported. States with cubic and uniaxial symmetry are distinguished by careful analysis of the angle dependence of the spectra. The multiplet structures with cubic symmetry are qualitatively reproduced by calculations for an atomiclike d5 configuration in tetrahedral environment, and show zero anisotropy in the orbital and spin moments within the experimental uncertainty. However, hybridization with the host valence bands is reflected by the presence of a preedge feature with a uniaxial anisotropy and a marked dependence on the hole density.

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PubMed2005

Resonant soft X-ray diffraction - in extremis.

The use of softer-energy X-rays produced by synchrotron radiation for diffraction is an area of current interest. In this paper, experiments exploiting resonant scattering at the L absorption edges of 3d transition metal elements are reported. Such energies, typically 500-1000 eV, are at the extreme limit of soft X-ray diffraction where absorption effects are so severe that the sample and diffractometer must be placed in a windowless high-vacuum vessel. In addition, the Ewald sphere is so small as to likely contain, at most, only a single Bragg reflection. Advantages of using such radiation for the study of weak diffraction effects such as anomalous scattering, charge ordering, magnetic diffraction and orbital ordering are reported.

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