Design and testing of a low-energy spin-polarized electron gun and its application to SPEELS

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dc.contributor.advisorDunning, F. B.
dc.creatorMagugumela, Maurice Todani
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:33:22Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:33:22Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractA spin-polarized low-energy electron gun with high current transmission is described here and has been applied to SPEELS studies. Current transmission in excess of 40% is routinely achieved. This is a dramatic improvement compared with the $\sim$1% transmission obtained using an earlier electron gun. The high current transmission has allowed SPEELS studies of energy loss mechanisms in low-energy electron scattering from atomically clean metallic surfaces. There are two dominant energy loss mechanisms: dipole scattering which occurs in the vacuum outside the target and impact scattering via electron-hole pair excitation occurring inside the target surface. Preliminary results of SPEELS experiments on Cu(100) and Ag(100) surfaces and on thin films of Mo, Co, and Fe epitaxially grown on a Cu(100) are presented.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 1994 MAGUGUMELA
dc.identifier.citationMagugumela, Maurice Todani. "Design and testing of a low-energy spin-polarized electron gun and its application to SPEELS." (1994) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13864">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13864</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13864
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectCondensed matter physics
dc.titleDesign and testing of a low-energy spin-polarized electron gun and its application to SPEELS
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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