Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
We compare the magnetization versus temperature, determined by magnetic circular dichroism, with bulk magnetization determined by SQUID magnetometry. The results for two different manganese perovskites, La0.65A0.35MnO3 systems (A=Pb, Sr), epitaxially grown on LaAlO3 substrates compared. The results suggest that the magnetic circular dichroism results may not be representative of the bulk magnetization. Similar materials, but with a different secondary electron mean free path lengths or different surface compositions, may thus be expected to have different behavior in MCD or MXLD that depends on a photoyield for detection.