Ap. Kaduwela et al., IMAGING SHORT-RANGE MAGNETIC ORDER BY SPIN-POLARIZED PHOTOELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50(13), 1994, pp. 9656-9659
We extend spin-polarized photoelectron diffraction to the direct imagi
ng of magnetic spin configurations by using holographic-inversion meth
ods. Theoretical calculations for Mn2+ and O2- ions in linear chains s
how that it is possible via two different spin-selective image functio
ns to determine both the positions and orientations of magnetic scatte
rers relative to a given type of emitter. Such holographic images thus
should provide direct information on short-range magnetic spin config
urations near surfaces.