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Magnetic Compton Scattering and Measurements of Momentum Distribution of Magnetic Electrons
Author(s) -
Sakai N.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889895007126
Subject(s) - compton scattering , physics , electron , compton wavelength , synchrotron radiation , scattering , magnetic field , photon , synchrotron , atomic physics , computational physics , nuclear physics , optics , quantum mechanics
Recent progress in the field of magnetic Compton scattering is reviewed and new momentum‐space information about electronic states in magnetic materials is emphasized. Theoretical derivation of the magnetic Compton scattering cross section is made within the framework of the nonrelativistic Hamiltonian of electrons in the electromagnetic field. Discussion on the orbital‐spin contribution to the magnetic Compton scattering is also included as a Compton limit. The feasibility of the magnetic Compton scattering experiment using circularly polarized hard synchrotron radiation is demonstrated by many recent experimental results.