Interpretation of magnetic dichroism in angle-resolved UV photoemission from valence bands

Magnetic dichroism in angle-resolved UV photoemission is a simple extension of conventional photoemission experiments which is sensitive to the effects of spin—orbit coupling in itinerent electron ferromagnets which ultimately determine the magnetocrystalline anisotropy. A qualitative model of the magnetic dichroism arising from bulk-band transitions allows experiments to be interpreted with reference to widely available, approximate …