Objective Powerful methods for characterizing and testing magnetic materials are based on X- ray magnetic linear or circular dichroism (XMLD and XMCD) observed in X-ray absorption near edge structures (XANES). The similarities between XANES and energy loss near edge structures (ELNES) in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) have long been recognised, and attempts to "export" XMLD to the electron microscope were successful. Whereas linear magnetic dichroism has been measured in the TEM it is believed that XMCD c annot be done with electrons. A recent discovery convinced us that this is not true. By a sophisticated experimental setup circular dichroism should be observable in a TEM equipped with an energy spectrometer or energy filter. The expected results of the p roject are a) the experimental verification of a predicted phenomenon in electron scattering; and b) a new method for the characterization of materials, thus pushing European technology in the growing field of spintronics. It will complement the XMCD appli cations at synchrotrons and provide new insights for physics and materials science. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopynatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsspintronics Keywords Nanotechnology Risk Assessment dichroism electron microscopy Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NEST-2003-2 - Insight activities Call for proposal FP6-2003-NEST-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN EU contribution No data Address Karlsplatz 13 WIEN Austria See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC Czechia EU contribution No data Address Na Slovance 2 PRAHA 8 See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER LA FISICA DELLA MATERIA Italy EU contribution No data Address corso Perrone 24 GENOVA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Mommsenstr. 13 DRESDEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET REGENSBURG Germany EU contribution No data Address Universitaetstrasse 31 REGENSBURG See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data