T. Shishidou et al., STRONG FANO EFFECT IN THE MAGNETIC CIRCULAR-DICHROISM OF THE PT N-6,N-7 CORE ABSORPTION OF FERROMAGNETIC COPT3, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 55(6), 1997, pp. 3749-3756
We report the core photoabsorption (XAS) and magnetic circular dichroi
sm (MCD) spectra in the Pt N-6,N-7(4f-->5d) region of the ferromagneti
c CoPt3. The measured XAS spectra have shown typical Fano line shapes,
and the MCD spectrum has shown very unusual features that cannot be e
xplained within the framework of the conventional selection rule for t
he dipole transition. It is revealed from a theoretical analysis that
the strong Fano effect is essential to interpret these MCD features. W
e will discuss in detail the influence of the Fano effect on the Pt N-
6,N-7 MCD line shape.