Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering as a probe of the phase and excitations of the order parameter of superconductors.

@article{Marra2013ResonantIX,
  title={Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering as a probe of the phase and excitations of the order parameter of superconductors.},
  author={Pasquale Marra and Steffen Sykora and Krzysztof Wohlfeld and Jeroen van den Brink},
  journal={Physical review letters},
  year={2013},
  volume={110 11},
  pages={
          117005
        }
}
The capability to probe the dispersion of elementary spin, charge, orbital, and lattice excitations has positioned resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) at the forefront of photon science. Here we develop the scattering theory for RIXS on superconductors, calculating its momentum-dependent scattering amplitude. Considering superconductors with different pairing symmetries, we show that the low-energy scattering is strongly affected by the superconducting gap and coherence factors. This… 
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