  In this paper we present an analysis of the spin behavior of electrons
propagating through a laser field. We present an experimentally realizable
scenario in which spin-dependent effects of the interaction between the laser
and the electrons are dominant. The laser interaction strength and incident
electron velocity are in the nonrelativistic domain. This analysis may thus
lead to novel methods of creating and characterizing spin-polarized
nonrelativistic femtosecond electron pulses.
