Construction of GaAs Spin-Polarized Electron Source and Measurements of Electron Polarization

Abstract
A simple and compact system for generation and detection of polarized electrons is constructed. Polarized electrons are extracted from negative electron affinity (NEA) surface of GaAs by optical pumping with circulary polarized light from GaAlAs laser diode. The maximum degree of the electron polarization measured by 90 keV Mott analyzer is about ±10%.