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Valence photoelectron satellites of neon

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

Synchrotron radiation was directed at neon gas, creating Ne/sup +/ ions in ''satellite'' states characterized by the configurations 1s/sup 2/2s/sup 2/2p/sup 4/nl, in addition to the main-line final states: 2s/sup -1/ and 2p/sup -1/. Satellite features appearing in the photoelectron spectrum were studied in the near-threshold region with photon energies from 55.2 to 99.7 eV. For three of the satellite peaks, the angular-distribution-asymmetry parameter ..beta../sub i/ varies with kinetic energy in much the same way as the asymmetry parameter of the 2p line. None of the satellites have a ..beta../sub i/ like that of the 2s line. All the satellite partial cross sections sigma/sub i/ have a kinetic-energy dependence similar to the partial cross section of the 2p main line. However, the sigma/sub i/ curves are not identical, and some deviation from the 2p intensity behavior is observed. These ..beta../sub i/ and sigma/sub i/ results are used to confirm the previous assignments of the satellite final states in neon and to consider, in general, the energy-dependent behavior of satellites near threshold.

Research Organization:
Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
OSTI ID:
5818874
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 31:4; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English