Spin-flip noise in a multiterminal spin valve

We study shot noise and cross-correlations in a four terminal spin-valve geometry using a Boltzmann-Langevin approach. The Fano factor (shot noise to current ratio) depends on the magnetic configuration of the leads and the spin-flip processes in the normal metal. In a four-terminal geometry, spin-flip processes are particularly prominent in the cross-correlations between terminals with opposite magnetization.