Photoelectron-Auger-electron angular-momentum transfer in core-ionized Ar : Beyond the standard post-collision-interaction model

• Electron-ion coincidence experimental data obtained following argon 1s photoionization are reported. Slow photoelectrons were measured in coincidence with Ar+ and Ar2+ ions, and the beta angular distribution parameter was obtained. The measured beta parameter for the Ar2+-photoelectron coincidence measurements shows a significant deviation from the beta = 2 expected value. With the support of a quantum mechanical theory of post-collision interaction (PCI) which goes beyond the standard model, we attribute this deviation to angular-momentum exchange due to the interaction of the photoelectron with the Auger electron, while the role of the residual ion is negligible. The main mechanism of angular-momentum transfer and its effect on the asymmetry parameter beta near the photoionization threshold are considered.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Fusion, plasma och rymdfysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

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