CAPTURE OF POLARIZED ELECTRONS INTO EXCITED ATOMIC STATES IN GRAZING SCATTERING FROM A MAGNETIZED NI(110) SURFACE

The spin polarization of electrons captured into excited atomic levels of atoms during the scattering of fast ions from a magnetized Ni(110) surface under a grazing angle of incidence is deduced from the polari zation of the fluorescence light. In our studies we have investigated the dependence of the spin polarization on projectile velocity and ang le of incidence and observed generally small polarizations for capture d electrons. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.