This book deals with the physics of spin-polarized free electrons. Many aspects of this rapidly expanding field have been treated in review articles, but to date a self-contained monograph has not been available. In writing this book, I have tried to oppose the current trend in science that sees specialists writing primarily for like-minded specialists, and even physicists in closely related fields understanding each other less than they are inclined to admit. I have attempted to treat a modern field of physics in a style similar to that of a textbook. The presentation should be intelligible to readers at the graduate level, and while it may demand concentration, I hope it will not require decipher ing. If the reader feels that it occasionally dwells upon rather elementary topics, he should remember that this pedestrian excursion is meant to be reasonably self-contained. It was, for example, necessary to give a simple introduction to the Dirac theory in order to have a basis for the discussion of Mott scattering-one of the most important techniques in polarized electron studies.

The rapid growth of the subject since the first edition ten years ago has made it necessary to rewrite the greater part of the book. Except for the introductory portion and the section on Mott scattering, the book has been completely revised. In Chap. 3, sections on polarization violating reflection symmetry, on resonance scattering, and on inelastic processes have been added. Chapter 4 has been rewritten, taking account of the numerous novel results obtained in exchange scattering. Chapter 5 includes the recent discoveries on photoelectron polarization produced by unpolarized radiation with unpolarized targets and on Auger-electron polarization. In Chap. 6, a further discussion of relativistic polarization phenomena has been added to the book. The immense growth of polarization studies with solids and surfaces required an extension and new presentation of Chap. 7. All but one section of Chap. 8 has been rewritten and a detailed treatment of polarization analysis has been included. Again, a nearly comprehensive treatment has been attempted. Even so, substantial selectivity among the wide range of available material has been essential in order to accomplish a compact presentation. The reference list, selected along the same lines as in the first edition, is meant to lead the reader through the literature giving a guide for finding further references. I want to express my indebtedness to a number of people whose help has been invaluable.

Contents:Theoretical Foundation:Electronic and Magnetic Structure of Solid Surfaces (A J Freeman, C L Fu, S Ohnishi & M Weinert)Ferromagnetism of Transition Metals at Finite Temperatures (H Capellmann)Critical Behaviour at Surfaces of Ferromagnets (K Binder)Principles and Theory of Electron Scattering and Photoemission (R Feder)Experiments and Results:Sources and Detectors for Polarized Electrons (J Kirschner)Elastic Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electron Diffraction from Non-Magnetic Surfaces (F B Dunning & G K Walters)Elastic Spin-Polarized Low-Energy Electron Scattering from Magnetic Surfaces (U Gradmann & S F Alvarad)Inelastic Electron Scattering by Ferromagnets (J Kirschner)Spin Polarized Secondary Electron Emission from Ferromagnets (M Landolt)Spin Polarized Photoemission by Optical Spin Orientation in Semiconductors (F Meier)Adsorbates (U Heinzmann & G Schonhense)Spin- and Angle-Resolved Photoemission from Ferromagnets (E Kisker)Spin Dependent Inverse Photoemission from Ferromagnets (V Dose & M Glöbl)Photoemission and Bremsstrahlung from Fe and Ni: Theoretical Results and Analysis of Experimental Data (R Clauberg & R Feder)Polarized Electrons in Surface Physics: Outlook (M Campagna) Readership: Graduate students and researchers interested in surface physics.

The purpose of this special collection of peer-reviewed papers was to provide an opportunity for scientists from all over the world to share details of recent advances in the physics of magnetic materials. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The work is divided into: I. To the Memory of S.V.Vonsovsky, II. Spin-Polarized Transport, III. Spin Dynamics, Spin Waves, Spin-Wave Resonance, IV. Spin Reorientation Phase Transitions, V. Spin-Orbit and Exchange Interactions, Magnetic Anisotropy and Magnetostriction, VI. Dynamics of Domain Structures and Domain Walls, VII. Magnetic Nanostructures and Films, VIII. Magnetism and Nanomaterials, IX. Low-Dimensional Magnetism, X. Magnetism of Strongly Correlated Systems, XI. Magnetotransport and Magneto-Optics.

Over the last several years, physicists interested in understanding the structure of matter at the fundamental partonic (quark and lepton) level have come to realize that an electron-ion collider can address many of the outstanding questions in hadronic physics. In Summer 2000, a new Long Range Planning Exercise was announced for nuclear physics in the United States, and the proponents of an electron-ion collider came together to make the scientific case for this machine. This workshop summarizes the physics case and machine design for a next generation facility to study the fundamental structure of hadrons. Topics include: Spin and flavor structure of the nucleon, semi-exclusive processes, heavy quarks/target fragmentation, e-A physics, and machine.