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We have detected the 4f 7(5d6s)3→4f 8(5d6s)2 interband transition in an angular-resolved, inelastic scattering experiment with spin-polarized, low-energy electrons from ferromagnetic Gd(0001). The spectrum of the inelastic scattering asymmetry clearly reveals the dominant spin-dependent energy loss mechanism involved. Furthermore its comparison with elastic scattering data allows a characterization of the combined role of diffraction and energy loss processes in inelastic electron scattering.
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Weller, D., Alvarado, S.F. Observation of interband transitions in polarized electron energy loss spectra of Gd(0001). Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 58, 261–265 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01303667
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