We present near edge X-ray absorption spectra of manganese oxides at the Mn L2,3, Mn K, and O K edges
to investigate the relative sensitivity of the edges to bonding and structure. Collectively, the spectra probe
local electronic structure and intermediate range crystal structure. Spin independent full multiple scattering
calculations of the Mn K edge give good agreement with data above threshold and qualitatively reproduce
the prepeak that is observed for each compound. We show that the apparent prepeak for MnO is not due to
p−d hybridization at the Mn atom (in accordance with symmetry principles) or quadrupolar transitions but
originates from multiple scattering within the fifth shell. We present spin dependent multiple scattering
calculations of the O K edge and show that this edge allows for a more direct description of the 3d states than
either the Mn L edge or K edge prepeak, which are complicated by multiplet effects.
Spin transfer in deep-inelastic ⌳ electroproduction has been studied with the HERMES detector using the 27.6 GeV polarized positron beam in the DESY HERA storage ring. For an average fractional energy transfer ͗z͘ϭ0.45, the longitudinal spin transfer from the virtual photon to the ⌳ has been extracted. The spin transfer along the ⌳ momentum direction is found to be 0.11Ϯ0.17(stat)Ϯ0.03(syst); similar values are found for other possible choices for the longitudinal spin direction of the ⌳. This result is the most precise value obtained to date from deep-inelastic scattering with charged lepton beams, and is sensitive to polarized up quark fragmentation to hyperon states. The experimental result is found to be in general agreement with various models of the ⌳ spin content, and is consistent with the assumption of helicity conservation in the fragmentation process.
Spin asymmetries of semi-inclusive cross sections for the production of positively and negatively charged hadrons have been measured in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized positrons on polarized hydrogen and He-3 targets, in the kinematic range 0.023 < x < 0.6 and 1 GeV2 < Q(2) < 10 GeV2. Polarized quark distributions are extracted as a function of x for up (u + (u) over bar) and down (d + (d) over bar) flavors. The up quark polarization is positive and the down quark polarization is negative in the measured range. The polarization of the sea is compatible with zero. The first moments of the polarized quark distributions are presented. The isospin non-singlet combination dq, is consistent with the prediction based on the Bjorken sum rule. The moments of the polarized quark distributions are compared to predictions based on SU(3)(f) flavor symmetry and to a prediction from lattice QCD. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
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