Atomic multiplet calculation of 3d_{5/2} -> 4f resonant x-ray diffraction from Ho metal

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that atomic multiplet calculations can accurately reproduce resonant soft x-ray diffraction spectra of Ho metal at the $3d_{5/2} o 4f$ resonance, validating this approach for analyzing correlated electron systems.

Contribution

It introduces a successful application of atomic multiplet calculations to interpret resonant x-ray diffraction data from Ho metal, showing good agreement with experiments.

Findings

Atomic multiplet calculations match experimental spectra.

Simulation effectively analyzes resonant soft x-ray diffraction.

Method is suitable for correlated electron systems.

Abstract

We compare for Ho metal the x-ray absorption spectrum and the resonant soft x-ray diffraction spectra obtained at the $3d_{5/2} \to 4f$ ($M_5$) resonance for the magnetic 1st and 2nd order diffraction peaks $(0,0,\tau)$ and $(0,0,2\tau)$ with the result of an atomic multiplet calculation. We find a good agreement between experiment and simulation giving evidence that this kind of simulation is well suited to quantitatively analyze resonant soft x-ray diffraction data from correlated electron systems.