Resonance Scattering of Electrons by Neon. II. Theoretical Evaluation of the Effect of Spin-Polarization

Abstract

The effect of the spin-polarization of the incident electrons on the differential cross section of elastic resonance scattering by neon is evaluated numerically. The differential cross section of the resonance scattering is found to be strongly dependent on the degree of spin-polarization of the incident electrons. This result indicates that resonance scattering by neon can be used as a spin-polarization analyzer for incident electrons as well as a spin polarizer.