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Using spectroscopic information for x ray magnetometry and magnetic microscopy requires detailed theoretical understanding of spectral shape and magnitude of dichroism signals. We have shown unambiguously that – contrary to common belief—spectral shape and magnitude of x ray magnetic linear dichroism (XMLD) are not only determined by the relative orientation of magnetic moments and x ray polarization, but also their orientations relative to the crystallographic axes must be taken into account for accurate interpretation of XMLD data.
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van der Laan, G., Arenholz, E. Anisotropic X-ray magnetic linear dichroism. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 169, 187–190 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-00991-x
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