Excitation and decay dynamics of 1s2s inner-shell double-vacancy states of neon atoms

The photo-excitation and Auger decay processes of inner-shell double vacancy states 1s2s2p^6（1,3^S）3s3p of neutral neon atoms have been studied theoretically. Multi-configuration Dirac-Fock （MCDF） calculations have been carried out, with electron correlation effects taken into consideration. The relaxation of core and excited orbitals and configuration interaction are found to be crucial to creating the double vacancy states by single photo-absorption. The predominant decay paths for the double vacancy states turn out to be of the LLM Auger decay to 1s 2s^22p^53s（3p）, KLL Auger decay to 1s^22s2p^43s3p, and KLM Auger decay to 1s^22p^63s（3p）. They lead to further Auger decay, creating the neon ions of multiple charge states. For both double and single vacancy states the spectator type of Auger process is dominated in all the Auger decay processes. Theoretical Anger electron spectra are presented for further investigations, experimental and theoretical.     

Multiple Auger Decay Following Xe~+(4p_(3/2)~(-1)) Ionization

The Auger decay for the many-electron Xe~+(4p_(3/2)~(-1)) state is studied in detail,using multistep approaches.It is found that the single Auger decay channels are primarily Coster-Kronig processes,which is in accord with other theoretical and experimental results.The double and triple Auger decays result primarily from cascade processes,i.e.,the sequential two-step and three-step Auger decay,and as such,the contributions from direct processes can be neglected.Level-to-level rates for single,double,and triple decays are obtained,based on which comprehensive Auger electron spectra and ion yields are obtained.Our decay paths and Auger electron spectra are in agreement with the experimental analysis [Hikosaka et al.,Phys.Rev.A 76(2007) 032708],and our ion yield ratios(Xe~(2+):Xe~(3+):Xe~(4+)=4.6:87.0:8.4) are also in line with their values(5.0:86.0:9.0).However,with respect to the ion yield ratios,a discrepancy still remains among the experimental and theoretical results.Taking into account the complexity of Xe's electronic structure,further,more detailed experiments are still required.     

Energy and angular distributions of electrons emitted by direct double auger decay

We have observed the direct L(2,3)MMM double Auger transition after photoionization of the 2p shell of argon by angle-resolved electron-electron coincidence spectroscopy. The process is responsible for about 20% of the observed Auger electron intensity. In contrast to the normal Auger lines, the spectra in double Auger decay show a continuous intensity distribution. The energy and angular distributions of the emitted electrons allow one to obtain information on the electron correlations giving rise to the double Auger process as well as the symmetry of the associated two-electron continuum state.     

Multiple photoionization of atoms and small molecules by synchrotron radiation

Absorption of one VUV photon by an atom or a molecule can induce the ejection of several electrons through different processes. Such multiple ionization processes, studied by coincidence electron spectroscopy, provide a wealth of information on electron correlations. A magnetic bottle electron time of flight spectrometer implemented on synchrotron radiation centers has allowed the efficient detection in coincidence of two, three and up to five electrons with good energy resolution. The branching ratios of the different processes are easily extracted from the experimental spectra due to the constant transmission of the spectrometer. Multiple Auger decay was observed in rare gases atoms after inner-shell ionization, while core-valence and core-core initial double ionization followed by Auger decay are other pathways to multiple ionization. For molecules, Coulomb explosion with energy released in ionic fragments may occur after multiple ionization, nevertheless, coincidence electron spectroscopy can also provide a clear interpretation for peculiar decay channels in molecules.     

Auger process in CdS/ZnS core-shell quantum dots

Auger processes are investigated for CdS/ZnS core-shell quantum dots. Auger recombination (AR) lifetime and electron relaxation inside the core are computed. Using the effective-mass theory and by solving a three-dimension Schrödinger equation we predict the dependence of Auger relaxation on size of core-shell nanocrystals. We considered in this work different AR processes: the excited electron (EE), excited hole (EH), multiexciton AR type. Likewise, Auger multiexciton recombination rates are predicted for biexciton. Our results show that biexciton AR type is more efficient than the other AR process (excited electron (EE) and excited hole (EH)). We also found that electron Auger relaxation P→S is very efficient in core-shell nanostructures.     

Double Ionization Dynamics of Molecular Hydrogen in Ultrashort Intense Laser Fields

We experimentally investigate the double ionization of molecular hydrogen subjected to ultrashort intense laser pulses.The total kinetic energy release of the two coincident H~+ ions,which provides a diagnosis of different processes to double ionization of H_2,is measured for two different pulse durations,i.e.,25 and 5fs,and various laser intensities.It is found that,for the long pulse duration(i.e.,25 fs),the double ionization occurs mainly via two processes,i.e.,the charge resonance enhanced ionization and recollision-induced double ionization.Moreover,the contributions from these two processes can be significantly modulated by changing the laser intensity.In contrast,for a few-cycle pulse of 5fs,only the recollsion-induced double ionization survives,and in particular,this process could be solely induced by the first-return recollision at appropriate laser intensities,providing an efficient way to probe the sub-laser-cycle molecular dynamics.     

Émission électronique secondaire de cibles solides d'aluminium et de magnésium

The L-Auger and very low energy secondary electron spectra from Al and Mg solid samples have been studied. Interpretation of the different structures is discussed by using recent X-ray and photoelectron spectroscopic data. Especially the structures interpreted by other authors as plasmon gains in the Auger and in the true secondaries spectra are suggested to be due to other processes, respectively double ionization and interband transitions.     

Korrelationseffekte in den Auger-Spektren von Edelgasen

The possibility of studying correlation effects through Auger electron spectrometry has been shown recently by Krause, Carlson and Moddeman in the case of theK Auger spectrum of neon. As a further example we have measured theM _4,5 Auger spectrum of krypton with high resolution. Correlation effects have been found via the strong deviations of relative intensities of Auger diagram lines (e.g.M _4,5 N ₁ N _2,3(¹ p ₁)) from theoretical values and via the occurence of double Auger transitions, where one electron is emitted and another is excited. A critical examination of high resolution Auger spectra of noble gases, which has been measured so far, has shown that several non diagram lines can be assigned to double Auger transitions of the above kind.     

Deconvolution of auger electron spectra for lineshape analysis and quantitation using a fast fourier transform algorithm

A Fast Fourier Transform algorithm for the deconvolution of electron energy loss processes and instrumental broadening functions from Auger lineshapes is presented. This method uses a scaled electron backscatter spectrum at the energy of the Auger transition to approximate the spectral features in the data due to energy-loss processes and instrumental broadening effects (the sample-instrument response function, SIRF). Auger spectra, following deconvolution of the SIRF, show little variation to changes in the scaling of the low energy loss features of this backscatter spectrum, and little sensitivity to the choice of the truncation point of the SIRF in the frequency domain during apodization. Auger transitions for a series of sulfur oxyanions standards are comparable to transitions expected from independent molecular orbital calculations. The areas of the deconvolved oxygen (KLL) and sulfur (LMM) spectra were used to calculate oxygen-to-sulfur atomic ratios which were then corrected using standard theories for electron escape depth, electron impact ionization cross section and backscattering coefficient. These relative atomic ratios agree with the stoichiometry obtained from the molecular formulas of the standard compounds.     

Very fast hollow-atom decay processes in Xe30+-C60 collisions

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Elastic and inelastic contributions to the auger electron appearance potential spectrum of titanium

The energy distribution of electrons contributing to the L-shell Auger electron appearance potential spectrum of a polycrystalline titanium surface has been measured. The Auger electron appearance potential spectrum is obtained by differentiating the total secondary electron yield of an electron bombarded sample as a function of incident electron energy. At the threshold for scattering from a core level the secondary yield increases. Most of the electrons contributing to this increase have energies below 30 eV, and result from secondary processes following Auger recombination of the core hole. The elastic yield decreases at the threshold, however, due to opening a new channel for inelastic scattering. A comparison of the elastic yield spectrum (DAPS), the total yield spectrum (AEAPS) and the soft X-ray yield spectrum (SXAPS), shows very similar line shapes, but differences in the relative strengths of the lines.     

Scattering effects of primary electrons in Co/Cu(1 1 1) measured by Auger; elastic and loss electrons

Electron energy losses were measured as a function of the incidence angle of the primary electron beam for the Co/Cu(1 1 1) adsorption system. The measurements performed for the clean and covered substrate reveal characteristic intensity maxima associated with the close packed rows of atoms, as it was observed in the so called directional Auger and directional elastic peak electron spectroscopy profiles. The incidence angle dependent signal of electron energy losses measured for the clean (Cu 3p_3/2) and covered (Co 3p_3/2) substrate gives the so called directional electron energy loss spectroscopy (DEELS) profiles which contain structural as well as chemical information. The scattering of primaries and different emission processes associated with electron energy losses, Auger, and elastically backscattered electrons are discussed. A change in the h_Cu (Cu M_2,3VV transition) Auger signal recorded during the continuous cobalt deposition shows that the growth mode is not a pure layer by layer type. The complete covering of the substrate by Co at higher coverages is confirmed by the comparison between experimental and theoretical ratios of the Auger peak heights.     

Auger photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy

Auger photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy (APECS) is a technique that provides us with unique information and a chance to gain insight into the significance of processes in the Auger spectra of atoms in solids. Hence it is a great aid in our understanding of the Auger process in atoms where electron correlations are strong. Despite the first demonstration of the technique more than 20 years ago, there are still very few working experiments. The reasons why, and the ways forward are discussed.     

The role of primary and secondary electrons in electron induced desorption and dissociation: CO on Pt(111)

The electron impact desorption and dissociation of CO on Pt(111) has been studied under conditions which are fairly typical in Auger Electron Spectroscopy. It was found that desorption was about twenty times faster than dissociation, and the apparent cross sections for these processes were measured. By studying the dependence of these cross sections on electron beam incidence angle, it was shown that most of the disruption of the CO adlayer was caused by the relatively slow backscattered electrons rather than the fast primary beam. The Auger spectrum of adsorbed CO was measured and the relative Auger yields from carbon present as adsorbed CO and as surface carbide were obtained.     

Probing angular correlations in sequential double ionization

We study electron correlation in sequential double ionization of noble gas atoms and HCl in intense, femtosecond laser pulses. We measure the photoelectron angular distributions of Ne+ relative to the first electron in a pump-probe experiment with 8 fs, 800 nm, circularly polarized laser pulses at a peak intensity of a few 10(15) W/cm2. Using a linear-linear pump-probe setup, we further study He, Ar, and HCl. We find a clear angular correlation between the two ionization steps in the sequential double ionization intensity regime.     

On the anisotropy of electron backscattering and of the sticking coefficient of gases on single crystal surfaces

The influence of the anisotropy of backscattering of electrons with energies above the core hole ionization energy of selected Auger processes on the anisotropy of the Auger electron emission is studied using a cylindrical W single crystal. After the determination of the anisotropy of the elastic backscattering its contribution to the anisotropy of Auger electron emission from adsorption layers is obtained by postulating that all other anisotropy causes are negligible. When applied to an adsorbate with orientation-independent coverage such as Fe this leads to an orientation-dependent backscattering correction term which may be applied to adsorbates with orientation-dependent sticking coefficients such as O₂. In this manner Auger signals may be converted into true relative coverages (corrected for backscattering anisotropy). In the case of oxygen adsorption this correction is significant and leads to an orientation-independent initial sticking coefficient (of 1) over most of the 〈110〉 zone except in the neighbourhood of the {110} planes where it reaches its minimum value of 0.28.     

Resonant Auger spectroscopy study of charge transfer phenomena in N 1s core-excited acetonitrile adsorbates on Si(0 0 1)-2 × 1

Acetonitrile (CH₃CN) adsorbs on Si(0 0 1)-2 × 1 at room temperature under two forms, a cycloaddition-like adduct (Si-CN-Si) and a pendent cyano (Si-CH₂-CN) resulting from the decomposition of the molecule. Resonant Auger spectroscopy has been used to study the excited-state-dependent electron transfer from the N 1s core-excited molecular adsorbate to the silicon substrate, using the core-hole lifetime (∼6 fs) as an internal clock. It is shown that the π_CN^∗ NEXAFS state lies within the silicon bandgap because of a core-excitonic effect. Therefore no charge transfer of the excited electron to the substrate is observed. On the other hand the π_CN^∗ NEXAFS state is placed within the silicon conduction band. Excitation to this orbital leads to valence/Auger spectra in which both resonant and normal Auger contributions are observed. Therefore there is evidence for a charge transfer from the pendent CN to the silicon surface, on a timescale estimated to tens of femtoseconds.     

Some leed and electron spectroscopic observations on disordered EuO(100) surfaces

Three vacuum-cleaved surfaces of EuO have been studied using LEED, Auger electron spectroscopy, electron loss spectrocopy and mass spectroscopy. The (100) surface is stable in the electron beam but is disordered after cleavage at room temperature. The Auger spectrum below 150 eV is assigned to initial state holes in the 4d shell of europium and to autoionisation processes. The consequences of the observation of disorder upon the interpretation of various magnetic and optical experiments are discussed.     

Specific features of the formation of ytterbium films on the Si(111) surface at room temperature

The processes accompanying the formation of ytterbium films on the Si(111) surface at room temperature are investigated by the contact potential difference method, Auger electron spectroscopy, low-energy electron diffraction, and thermal desorption spectroscopy. It is shown that the grown metal films are uniform in thickness and that Si atoms virtually do not dissolve in the films. The atoms of the silicon substrate can diffuse in limited amounts into the Yb metal film only when the surface is bombarded by high-energy primary electron beams employed in Auger electron spectroscopy. The results obtained permit the conclusion that the previously observed oscillations of the work function in Yb-Si(111) thin-film structures cannot originate from dissolution of silicon atoms in the ytterbium film.     

Time-resolved Auger decay in CsBr using high harmonics

The temperature-dependent decay dynamics of innershell holes in CsBr was measured by using high harmonics. The measured lifetime was as short as 1.5 ps at 340 K due to increasing the Auger-allowed final state density in the Urbach exciton tail, whereas it is 1.1 ns at 10 K, determined by radiative recombination. The temperature-dependent Auger lifetime extrapolated to a high temperature corresponds to the fully energy-allowed Auger decay. In the model to be presented, this yields an interatomic Auger decay lifetime of 2.4+3.8/-1.5 fs, in line with a theoretical calculation for NaF.