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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
May 2001
Abstract
We present the results of a rigorous quantum-mechanical calculation of the propagation of electrons through an inhomogeneous magnetic field with axial symmetry. A complete spin polarization of the beam is demonstrated assuming that a Landau eigenstate can be inserted into the field. This is in contrast with the semiclassical situation, where the spin splitting is blurred.
Comments
Published by American Physical Society. Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 20 (2001). http://prl.aps.org. Copyright © 2001 American Physical Society. Permission to use.