Spin-polarization in ccv Auger electron spectroscopy for transition metals

Abstract The contributions of core states and the valence band to spin-resolved ccv Auger electron spectra (AES) are discussed in terms of a relativistic, spin-polarized theory. The influence of the core-state spin polarization and of selecting particular valence bands via cross sections is shown for the surface layer of BCC Fe(1 0 0) as calculated by means of the Screened KKR ab-initio electronic structure method.