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Title: Search for the interatomic Auger effect in Nitrous Oxide

Journal Article · · Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
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  1. University of Oulu (Finland)
  2. University of Toyama (Japan)
  3. University of Oulu (Finland); Lund Univ. (Sweden). MAX IV Laboratory
  4. Univ. Kassel (Germany)
  5. Sorbonne Univ., Paris (France)
  6. University of Oulu (Finland); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  7. University of Oulu (Finland); Univ. Kassel (Germany)

The interatomic Auger effect following O 1s ionization in NO has been experimentally investigated using multi-electron coincidence spectroscopy. The expected transition energies have been established by comparison to the measured N 1s-1v-1 core-valence double ionization energies. We describe a procedure to eliminate the background of two competing processes contributing spectroscopic signatures to the same energy range, namely double Auger decay of the O 1s vacancy and direct single-photon double ionization into the N 1s-1v-1 states. While the interatomic Auger transitions could not be successfully isolated, we provide an upper boundary of the transition probability of 0.07% with respect to the dominant single Auger decay after O 1s ionization.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Swedish Research Council (SRC); Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems; Formas
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; 2018-07152; 2018- 04969; 2019-02496; DEAC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1974487
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2423778
Journal Information:
Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, Vol. 265; ISSN 0368-2048
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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