Angle resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering: intensity and dichroism from 3d transition metals in special geometries

Abstract The angular dependence of the resonant inelastic X-ray scattering cross section is studied within the ion-model for 3d metals. A geometrical setup with the incidence direction perpendicular to the magnetic axis and a conical scan of the outgoing radiation is chosen. The total and dichroic intensities have angular asymmetries related to the interference between intermediate states in the process. We show the results of the full calculation of the cross section comparing them with the commonly used fast collision approximation.