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X-ray fluorescence and Auger-electron coincidence spectroscopy of vacancy cascades in atomic argon

Journal Article · · Physical Review A
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  1. Electron and Optical Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)
  2. Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  3. EPSRC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington WA44AD (United Kingdom)
Argon L{sub 2,3}-M{sub 2,3}M{sub 2,3} Auger-electron spectra were measured in coincidence with K{alpha} fluorescent x rays in studies of K-shell vacancy decays at several photon energies above the K threshold and on the 1s{r_arrow}4p resonance. The complex spectra recorded by conventional electron spectroscopy are greatly simplified when recorded in coincidence with fluorescent x rays, allowing a more detailed analysis of the vacancy cascade process. The resulting coincidence spectra are compared with Hartree-Fock calculations, which include shake-up transitions in the resonant case. Small energy shifts of the coincident electron spectra are attributed to postcollision interaction with 1s photoelectrons. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
503687
Journal Information:
Physical Review A, Journal Name: Physical Review A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 55; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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