  In this work we have studied the parallel magnetoresistance of a 2DEG near a
vicinal silicon surface. An unusual, linear magnetoconductance is observed in
the fields up to $B = 15$ T, which we explain by the effect of spin olarization
on impurity scattering. This linear magnetoresistance shows strong anomalies
near the boundaries of the minigap in the electron spectrum of the vicinal
system.

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics