The study of the magnetization process of fe film by magnetic Compton scattering and Mössbauer spectroscopy

• We investigated the magnetization process of Fe film from microscopic view.
• We measured the magnetic field dependence of Compton profile and Mössbauer spectra.
• The spin and orbital magnetic moment specific magnetization curves were obtained.
• The field dependence of angle of magnetic moment was obtained.
• The orbital magnetic moment plays a role in the magnetization process of Fe.

The magnetization process of Fe (110) film was investigated using the field dependence of magnetic Compton scattering and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The spin and orbital magnetic moment specific magnetization versus magnetizing field curves were obtained from the magnetic Compton profiles, and the angles between the magnetizing field and the magnetic moment, θ, were obtained from the Mössbauer spectra. It was found that the magnetizing field dependence of the ratio between orbital moment and spin moment was related to θ. We indicate that the magnetic field dependence of the orbital magnetic moment plays a role in the magnetization process.