Kh a 1,2 hyperesatellites of 3d transition metals and their photoexcitation energy dependence.
Hollow atoms in which the K shell is empty while the outer shells are populated allow studying a variety of important and unusual properties of atoms. The diagram x-ray emission lines of such atoms, the K{sup h} {alpha}{sub 1,2} hypersatellites (HSs), were measured for the 3d transition metals, Z = 23-30, with a high energy resolution using photoexcitation by monochromatized synchrotron radiation. Good agreement with ab initio relativistic multiconfigurational Dirac-Fock calculations was found. The measured HS intensity variation with the excitation energy yields accurate values for the excitation thresholds, excludes contributions from shake-up processes, and indicates domination near threshold of a nonshake process. The Z variation of the HS shifts from the diagram line K{alpha}{sub 1,2}, the K{sup h}{alpha}{sub 1}-K{sup h}{alpha}{sub 2} splitting, and the K{sup h}{alpha}{sub 1}/K{sup h}{alpha}{sub 2} intensity ratio, derived from the measurements, are also discussed with a particular emphasis on the QED corrections and Breit interaction.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1041110
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-90325-2009-JA; PLRAAN; R&D Project: 12591; KC0204011; TRN: US201211%%415
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A, Vol. 79, Issue 6; ISSN 1050-2947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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