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PUBLICATIONS

Spin Polarized Secondary Electrons: Theory

Published

Author(s)

David R. Penn, S Apell, S Girvin

Abstract

We show that the spin polarization of the secondary electrons, P(E), yields useful information about the electron-electron interaction. The ration of majority to minority spin lifetimes is related to the measured values of P(E) by τ{uarr}(E)/τ{darr} (E = [(1-pB)/(1+pB)][(1+P(E))/(1-P(E))], where pB is the bulk magnetization.
Citation
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume
54-57
Pub Type
Journals
Condensed matter

Citation

Penn, D. , Apell, S. and Girvin, S. (1986), Spin Polarized Secondary Electrons: Theory, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created January 1, 1986, Updated February 19, 2017
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