We applied x-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism XMCD at the Mn 2p-3d resonances to study the Mn 3d electronic configuration and the coupling of Mn 3d magnetic moments in various Ga1−xMnxAs films. The homogeneity of the Mn depth profile throughout the Ga1−xMnxAs film was tested by additional structure-sensitive x-ray resonant reflectivity measurements. In all inves...

We have analyzed the interface structure and composition of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3/YBa2Cu3O7/La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 trilayers by combined polarized neutron reflectometry, aberration-corrected microscopy, and atomic column resolution electron-energy-loss spectroscopy and x-ray absorption with polarization analysis. We find the same stacking sequence at both top and bottom cuprate interfaces. X-ray magnetic circ...

A bilayer exchange-bias system composed of Fe/MnPd is investigated using x-ray magnetic circular dichroism XMCD and soft x-ray resonant magnetic reflectometry XRMR . The absorption and XMCD data at the Fe L and Mn L edges are used to derive the optical and magneto-optical properties of the individual layers. Then the structural and magnetic depth profiles of the sample are obtained from XRMR. F...

The X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) has been measured at the Co K edge in hcp-Co and R-Co compounds (R=La, Tb, Dy). The structure of the experimental XMCD spectra in the near-edge region has been observed to be highly sensitive to the magnetic environment of the absorbing site. Calculations of the XMCD have been carried out at the Co K edge in Co metal, LaCo 5 and TbCo 5 within the mul...

S. Qiao,1,* A. Kimura,2,† H. Adachi,3 K. Iori,2 K. Miyamoto,2 T. Xie,2 H. Namatame,1 M. Taniguchi,1,2 A. Tanaka,4 T. Muro,5 S. Imada,6 and S. Suga6 1Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan 2Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan 3Institute of Materials Structure Science, KE...

In this paper we propose an information theory based generic method for complex Independent Component Analysis (ICA). Expressions for the complex score function are derived. The method exploits the full second order structure of complex signals. It combines a preprocessing step called the strong−uncorrelating transform (SUT) with ICA methods that use the proposed complex score function. The met...

The circular law asserts that the spectral measure of eigenvalues of rescaled random matrices without symmetry assumption converges to the uniform measure on the unit disk. We prove a local version of this law at any point z away from the unit circle. More precisely, if ||z| − 1| > τ for arbitrarily small τ > 0, the circular law is valid around z up to scale N−1/2+ε for any ε > 0 under the assu...

Through an extensive set of SQUID magnetic measurements, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism, we have determined the nature of the metastable photomagnetic phase in the cyano-bridged 3D network Cs(2)Cu(7)[Mo(CN)(8)](4). The photomagnetic effect is induced by the photoconversion of Mo(IV) ions in low spin (LS) configuration (S = 0) into Mo(IV) ions in high spin (...

X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of the magnetic-insulating ground state of Sr2IrO4 at ambient pressure show a clear deviation from a strong spin-orbit (SO) limit J(eff)=1/2 state, a result of local exchange interactions and a nonzero tetragonal crystal field mixing SO split J(eff)=1/2, 3/2 states. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements in a diamond anvil cell show a magnetic trans...

High Pressure Study of Gd5(SixGe1−x)4 Giant Magnetocaloric Materials Using X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism