Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) is a standard technique for the study of magnetic
properties of materials in synchrotron beamlines. We present here a scattering geometry in …

Magnetic measurement by transmitted electrons at nanometer or even atomic scale is
always an attractive and challenging issue in the transmission electron microscope. Electron …

We discuss the feasibility of detecting magnetic transitions with focused electron vortex
probes, suggested by selection rules for the magnetic quantum number. We theoretically …

Rapid development of magnetic nanotechnologies calls for experimental techniques
capable of providing magnetic information with subnanometre spatial resolution. Available …

Understanding the magnetic structure of materials on a nanometre scale provides
fundamental information in the development of novel applications. Here we show a site …

We present a derivation of the orbital and spin sum rules for magnetic circular dichroic
spectra measured by electron energy loss spectroscopy in a transmission electron …

We derive four sum-rule expressions for spectra measured in electron energy loss near
edge structure experiments. These sum rules permit the determination of spin and orbital …

Non-volatile memory (NVM) devices with non-volatility and low power consumption
properties are important in the data storage field. The switching mechanism and packaging …

Use of electron vortex beams (EVB), that is, convergent electron beams carrying an orbital
angular momentum (OAM), is a novel development in the field of transmission electron …

One of the most challenging issues in the characterization of magnetic materials is to obtain
a quantitative analysis on the nanometer scale. Here we describe how electron magnetic …