Developments in surface magneto-optical Kerr effect setup for ultrahigh vacuum analysis of magnetic ultrathin films

V. Usov; S. Murphy; L. Seravalli; I. V. Shvets

doi:10.1063/1.1878192

Developments in surface magneto-optical Kerr effect setup for ultrahigh vacuum analysis of magnetic ultrathin films

V. Usov
, S. Murphy
, L. Seravalli
, I. V. Shvets

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Abstract

We describe a surface magneto-optical Kerr effect (SMOKE) setup designed to study the magnetic properties of ultrathin films in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV). As in earlier systems, a crossed-poles electromagnet is used, which allows measurements in the longitudinal or polar configurations to be carried out without displacing the sample or changing the optical path. The poles are mounted in-vacuum, while the coils and yoke are mounted externally to obtain a higher magnetic field (~2.8 kOe). The width of the gap between the poles can be adjusted depending on the size of the sample. The performance of the instrument is demonstrated by measurements of the paramagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition in a 2 ML Fe film grown on the Mo(110) surface.

Original language	English
Article number	046102
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	76
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1878192
Publication status	Published - Apr 2005
Externally published	Yes

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