High-resolution LMN and LMM Auger spectra of Pd,Ag, In,Sn and Sb

Considerable interest in high-resolution Auger spectroscopy of the 4d metals has arisen because of the possibility of treating Auger spectroscopy as an excited state probe in order to extract new information regarding electronic structure. Auger transitions involving only core levels are interesting because current theories of line shapes and energies usually assume that the final core holes are either atomic or quasi-atomic. Comparison of the results of atomic calculations with experimental Auger spectra comprises a crucial test of the atomic theories.We present the results of high-resolution measurements of several high energy LMN and LMM Auger spectra of Pd, Ag, In, Sn and Sb excited with Ti Kα radiation. Assignments of the peaks are based upon energy and intensity considerations. We compare the experimental spectra with the results of atomic transition probability calculations, which indicates the reliability of such calculations as we proceed from open to closed 4d shell metals.     

核衰变产生的X射线和俄歇电子数据计算

核衰变过程中,内转换电子发射和电子俘获能在原子电子壳层内留下空穴.其他原子电子壳层的电子将填补这些空穴,其原子电子位置将重排,并发射X射线和俄歇电子.X射线和俄歇电子的能量由原子电子结合能计算得到,X射线和俄歇电子的强度分别由内转换电子发射和电子俘获在原子电子壳层内留下的空穴数,X射线荧光产额,和空穴转移系数计算得到.本文简要介绍核衰变产生的X射线和俄歇电子数据的计算方法、计算程序与工作流程,并以核衰变为例说明其具体应用和简要讨论与总结.     

Strong,polarized Balmer-alpha fluorescence after resonant core excitation of HCl

Visible-UV fluorescence has been analyzed after resonant Cl 2p core excitation of HCl molecules. The dispersed fluorescence spectra are dominated by emissions from atomic fragments. In particular, an intense and polarized Balmer H(alpha) line is observed after photoexcitation of the 2p(-1)nl Rydberg states. The excited hydrogen atoms are efficiently produced in the resonant Auger process and the subsequent dissociation of high lying HCl+ states. The experimental results, complemented by a time-resolved measurement of the H(alpha) decay, point to a universal mechanism for the production of H( n = 3) atoms in the dissociation of innershell excited HCl molecules.     

Circular polarization of ion fluorescence completing the analysis of resonant Xe* 4d(-1)(5/2)6p Auger decay

The relative contributions of the partial electron waves emitted in the Auger decay of the Xe* 4d(-1)(5/2)6p(J(*)=1) resonance have been determined by fluorescence polarimetry after excitation with circularly polarized synchrotron radiation. The analysis of circularly polarized fluorescence of the photoion leads to an independent determination of the orientation parameters for all states of the Xe II 5p(4)6p multiplet. The present study provides, in combination with data on the angular distribution and spin polarization of the Auger electrons, complete quantum mechanical information on the resonant Auger decay, i.e., branching ratios and relative phases of the Auger decay amplitudes.     

Matrix effect correction in quantitative Auger electron spectroscopy

A new model for quantitative Auger analysis is proposed. This model has been developed on the analogy of the ZAP theory used with EPMA and can be applied to general cases including alloys with non-linear matrix dependent characteristics. It consists of three procedures: (1) A procedure to obtain the normalized Auger current intensity. (2) A procedure to correct for the matrix effects by the use of the correction function β. (3) A procedure to calculate the value of β, which comprises atomic density, electron backscattering, and electron escape depth factors, and is a function of the concentration of the constituent elements. The concentration is figured out by iterative calculation of procedures (2) and (3) carried out alternately until it approaches a certain constant value. The effectiveness of our model is confirmed by quantification of Ag-Pd and Ni-Pd alloys.     

Elastic scattering of a photon by an atom with an open shell

In the nonrelativistic approximation, the absolute values and the forms of the differential cross sections of the anomalous elastic scattering of a linearly polarized x-ray photon by manganese and copper atoms in the energy region of the ionization threshold of the 1s shell are calculated for the wave functions of one-electron states. We take into account the multiparticle effects of relaxation of atomic shells in the field of core vacancies, multiplet splitting, the configuration interaction, and Auger and radiative decays of vacancies, as well as the processes of double excitation/ionization of the ground state of the atom. The calculation results are in good agreement with the synchrotron experiment.     

Slater transition state calculations of Auger energies for some simple metals in atom in jellium model

Slater's transition state theory has been used to calculate Auger energies of elements Mg, Al, Cd, In, Sn, Sb and Te in their atomic as well as metallic state. The metallic state calculations of these simple metals have been performed within atom in jellium vacancy model. The resulting Auger energies have been compared with the ΔSCF calculation reported by Nieminen and Puska and with the experimental Auger energies. It is seen that the transition state results for atomic states as well as metallic case compare very well with experimental ones except for KLL transition in case of Mg and Al.     

Spin detection and manipulation with scanning tunneling microscopy

Over the past few decades, spin detection and manipulation at the atomic scale using scanning tunneling microcopy has matured, which has opened the possibility of realizing spin-based functional devices with single atoms and molecules.This article reviews the principle of spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy and inelastic tunneling spectroscopy,which are used to measure the static spin structure and dynamic spin excitation, respectively. Recent progress will be presented, including complex spin structure, magnetization of single atoms and molecules, as well as spin excitation of single atoms, clusters, and molecules. Finally, progress in the use of spin polarized tunneling current to manipulate an atomic magnet is discussed.     

Auger electron spectroscopy - a local probe for solid surfaces

The Auger electron transition in solids is discussed under the aspect of a local excitation due to the strongly localized primary hole in an inner atomic core level. In first approximation the solid is represented by a cluster model, consisting of the excited atom and its neighbors. Using this simple model it is possible to describe the Auger electron energies, intensities and line shapes of transitions in solids in a satisfactory way. Only for the angular dependent Auger emission, characteristic long-range crystalline order has to be taken into account. It is the aim of this introductory review to point out that Auger spectra bear more information about the solid surface and particularly on its chemical bonds as has yet been exploited by surface spectroscopists.     

The relation between Auger signal-to-background ratios and atomic concentration

The application of peak-to-background ratios in scanning Auger microscopy and quantitative Auger spectroscopy is critically examined for carbon films deposited on electron microscope grids of varying atomic number. It is shown that for constant carbon concentration peak to background ratios vary significantly between the supported and unsupported regions of the film and between supported regions with substrates of different atomic number. Quantitative insights into the dependence of peak-to-background ratios on subsurface environment are outlined, and strategies to define reliable environmental corrections are considered.     

The Lippmann-Schwinger equation for obtaining the continuum orbital in Auger problems: Application to the KLL spectrum of atomic neon

Summary A new method is proposed for obtaining the continuum orbital representing the emitted electron in Auger problems through the use of a Lippmann-Schwinger equation. As a test of its accuracy, a comparison is made with previous calculations of the Auger spectrum of atomic Ne.     

KLL auger and core level (1s and 2p) photoelectron shifts in a series of gaseous sulfur compounds

Core (1s and 2p) X-ray photoelectron shifts and KLL (¹D₂) Auger shifts for 22 sulfur compounds have been measured. The values have been correlated by means of atomic charge plus remote potential or central atom potential models. Either approach is equally effective tor binding energy correlations. The relaxation corrected and transition state models are in general superior to ground state models. Auger shift predictions are however poor in all cases. Absolute total static relaxation and extra-atomic relaxation values have been assessed by using the Auger parameter of Lang and Williams and relativistic atomic calculations for the free atom and its ions. These extra-atomic relaxation components are not additive but rather obey an average contribution behavior. The relaxation shift values have been compared with those obtained from the original Auger parameter (α) of Wagner. The correlation of 1s and 2p binding energies suggested a revised relationship for the Wagner Auger parameter and an equivalent simple form of the Lang and Williams parameter which can be used with satisfactory results when only the usual experimental binding energy (2p) is available in conjunction with the Auger shift.     

Electron excited Auger line shape study of ion-beam-mixed Pd–Au alloys

The electronic structure of the ion-beam-mixed Pd–Au alloys have been studied using valence band spectra of XPS and electron excited CVV–Auger spectra. To show the relationship between the electronic structure changes and the Auger spectral line shape, the data of the self-convolution of the partially weighted valence band spectra was compared with the Auger spectra of Pd–Au alloys. The Pd–Au alloy is one of the systems which both atomic and band-like contributions are evident in the Auger spectral line shape. Since the self-convolution of PDOS’s relates to the band-like part of Auger spectra, in Pd–Au alloys, the band-like structure in the Auger line shape can be classified by the self-convolution of the partially weighted valence band spectra. Finally, we found that the increase in peak size at ∼80 eV with the increase in Pd content is due to the band-like contribution in the Au N_6,7VV Auger line shape.     

Hydrogen adsorption on silicon (1 1 1) surfaces studied by Auger electron spectroscopy

The adsorption of atomic hydrogen on the (1 1 1) planes of silicon single crystals is studied by Auger Electron Analysis, using the decrease of the silicon Auger peak heigh as a measure of the hydrogen coverage. The zero coverage sticking coefficient is found to be 3 × 10^?4.     

3 to 15 keV Ar+ induced Auger electron emission from Si and Ar

Ar⁺ induced Auger electrons from Si and Ar were investigated at bombardment energies between 3–15 keV and target currents of a few μA. The Auger electron yields were compared with secondary ion yields of Si and Ar by simultaneous SIMS-AES measurements. In the ion induced Auger spectra of Si five Auger peaks and in the Ar spectra three Auger peaks were observed. The ion induced Auger electron yield of Si and Ar were found to be strongly dependent upon the primary ion energy. “Bulk like” and “atomic like” Auger transitions of ion induced Auger electrons of Si were observed.     

非阿贝尔腔量子电动力学模型下偏振光场的影响

通过使用场正交算符,而不是传统的玻色算符,研究了非阿贝尔腔量子电动力学(QED)模型中原子和偏振光场的相互作用。讨论了初始双模偏振光场对于原子布居数反转以及偏振光场的压缩特性的影响。结果表明,原子布居数反转的演化不仅与偏振椭圆的相位角有关,也与偏振椭圆的椭率角有关;只有当偏振椭圆是右旋圆偏振光时,原子布居数反转随时间的演化基本不变,趋近于初始值0,而当偏振椭圆是左旋圆偏振光时,原子布居数反转随时间的演化呈现周期性的崩塌复苏变化。另外,当初始光场是左旋圆偏振光时,光场可以出现周期性的压缩;而当初始光场是右旋圆偏振光时,光场的压缩不会持续出现。     

Theoretical investigation of Auger recombination on internal quantum efficiency of blue light-emitting diodes

The Auger recombination is recently proposed as one of the possible origins for the deteriorated internal quantum efficiency of InGaN light-emitting diodes. The Auger recombination behavior is quite different under widely varied Auger coefficients. The effect of Auger coefficient on the efficiency and output power is investigated numerically. The simulation results indicate that the Auger recombination with large Auger coefficient greatly decreases the efficiency in the whole current range under study. It is found that the electron current leakage and nonuniform hole distribution are the possible mechanisms responsible for the efficiency droop at high injection current.     

Analysis of mechanism of carbon removal from GaAs(1 0 0) surface by atomic hydrogen

Etching of carbon contaminations from the GaAs(1 0 0) surface by irradiating with atomic hydrogen, which is one of the key reactions to promote high-quality thin films growth by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), has been investigated by mass spectrometry (MS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It is shown that during the cleaning process at room temperature a total reduction of the Auger carbon signal, accompanied by desorption of methane as major reaction product, can be observed. The reaction pathways as well as the processes responsible for the observed carbon removal are discussed in detail to give a support for etching and growth quality enhancement not only in thin films epitaxy but in all atomic hydrogen promoted gas-phase III-V semiconductor processes.     

一维强相互作用极化费米子的相图

文章首先简要评述了目前强相互作用的极化冷费米原子体系的研究现状.在三维,人们对该体系基态存在着不同认识.为对这个问题有进一步了解,文章探讨了一维强相互作用极化费米气体.在均匀情况下,这是一个可积系统,可以得到该体系的一个严格相图.作者发现了一种非均匀的超流相在相空间占主导地位.在有外加束缚势的实验情况下,通过局域密度泛函近似,作者发现了两种新颖的相分离相.     

Eu同位素浓缩的实验研究

极化原子束有许多重要的应用，如用来研究原子散射过程、制备极化核、检验宇称守恒性、研究表面特性以及应用于同位素的浓缩过程。本文主要描述通过磁偏转极化原子束的方法对Eu元素进行同位素浓缩实验，结合Eu原子特有的能级结构，分析了原子束的极化原理，描述了原子束极化和同位素浓缩的实验装置。用具有特定频率和偏振的激光对^153Eu进行选择性光抽运，分别得到正、负极化原子束，正、负极化原子束，正、负极化后的原子束穿过六极偏转磁铁后分别被聚焦和发散，最后用热丝探测器控制，得到了清晰的Eu原子的浓缩信号，当各参数为最佳状态时，仅用一台激光器对^153Eu进行抽运极化，其浓缩效率可达4％。