Profile of the U 5f magnetization in U/Fe multilayers

S. D. Brown; L. Bouchenoire; P. Thompson; R. Springell; A. Mirone; W. G. Stirling; A. Beesley; M. F. Thomas; R. C. C. Ward; M. R. Wells; S. Langridge; S. W. Zochowski; G. H. Lander

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.014427

Profile of the U 5f magnetization in U/Fe multilayers

S. D. Brown^*, L. Bouchenoire, P. Thompson, R. Springell, A. Mirone, W. G. Stirling, A. Beesley, M. F. Thomas, R. C. C. Ward, M. R. Wells, S. Langridge, S. W. Zochowski, G. H. Lander

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Abstract

We have used the x-ray resonant magnetic reflectivity technique to obtain the profile of the induced uranium magnetic moment for selected U/Fe multilayer samples. This study extends the use of x-ray magnetic scattering for induced moment systems to the 5f actinide metals. The spatial dependence of the U magnetization shows that the predominant fraction of the polarization is present at the interfacial boundaries, decaying rapidly towards the center of the uranium layer, in good agreement with predictions.

Original language	English
Article number	014427
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	77
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.014427
Publication status	Published - Jan 2008

Keywords

X-RAY-SCATTERING
RESONANCE EXCHANGE SCATTERING
URANIUM/IRON MULTILAYERS
XMAS BEAMLINE
MAGNETISM
POLARIZATION
DIFFRACTION
ABSORPTION
MOMENTS
ESRF

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Brown, S. D., Bouchenoire, L., Thompson, P., Springell, R., Mirone, A., Stirling, W. G., Beesley, A., Thomas, M. F., Ward, R. C. C., Wells, M. R., Langridge, S., Zochowski, S. W., & Lander, G. H. (2008). Profile of the U 5f magnetization in U/Fe multilayers. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 77(1), [014427]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.014427

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