Abstract: We report on a transition metal contribution to the rare-earth L2-edge XMCD spectrum of intermetallic rare-earth - transition metal compounds (R-T). The shape and location of this contribution is independent on both the specific rare-earth and the specific 3d metal in the compound. The evolution of the signal with the 3d content indicates that the signal is proportional to the number of T neighboring atoms around the absorbing R atom. In addition, comparison between Fe and Co Laves compounds indicates that the signal also resembles the magnetic...
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Topics: 
Condensed matter physics
Crystallography