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- Andersson, Jonas, et al.
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Auger decay of 4d inner-shell holes in atomic Hg leading to triple ionization
- 2017
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Ingår i: Physical Review A. - : AMER PHYSICAL SOC. - 2469-9926 .- 2469-9934. ; 96
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Formation of triply ionized states upon the creation of 4d inner-shell holes in atomic Hg is investigated by using synchrotron radiation of 730 eV photon energy and a versatile multielectron coincidence detection technique in combination with multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock calculations. By carefully selecting Coster-Kronig electrons detected only in coincidence with a 4d photoelectron, the Coster-Kronig spectrum has been extracted and the corresponding branching ratios of the 4d hole have been determined. The results are found to differ from previously established experimental ratios based on electron impact ionization but to agree now better with theory. We also present an Auger cascade analysis of pathways leading to triply ionized states of atomic Hg upon removal of a 4d inner-shell electron.
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- Andersson, Jonas, et al.
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Parametrization of energy sharing distributions in direct double photoionization of He
- 2019
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present experimental results on the characteristic sharing of available excess energy, ranging from 11–221eV, between two electrons in single-photon direct double ionization of He. An effective parametrization of the sharing distributions is presented along with an empirical model that describes the complete shape of the distribution based on a single experimentally determinable parameter. The measured total energy sharing distributions are separated into two distributions representing the shake-off and knock-out parts by simulating the sharing distribution curves expected from a pure wave collapse after a sudden removal of the primary electron. In this way, empirical knock-out distributions are extracted and both the shake-off and knock-out distributions are parametrized. These results suggest a simple method that can be applied to other atomic and molecular systems to experimentally study important aspects of the direct double ionization process.
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- Boudjemia, N., et al.
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Electron spectroscopy and dynamics of HBr around the Br 1s(-1) threshold
- 2020
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 22:46, s. 26806-26818
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A comprehensive electron spectroscopic study combined with partial electron yield measurements around the Br 1s ionization threshold of HBr at approximately equal to 13.482 keV is reported. In detail, the Br 1s(-1) X-ray absorption spectrum, the 1s(-1) photoelectron spectrum as well as the normal and resonant KLL Auger spectra are presented. Moreover, the L-shell Auger spectra measured with photon energies below and above the Br 1s(-1) ionization energy as well as on top of the Br 1s(-1)sigma* resonance are shown. The latter two Auger spectra represent the second step of the decay cascade subsequent to producing a Br 1s(-1) core hole. The measurements provide information on the electron and nuclear dynamics of deep core-excited states of HBr on the femtosecond timescale. From the different spectra the lifetime broadening of the Br 1s(-1) single core-hole state as well as of the Br(2s(-2),2s(-1)2p(-1),2p(-2)) double core-hole states are extracted and discussed. The slope of the strongly dissociative HBr 2p(-2)sigma* potential energy curve is found to be about -13.60 eV angstrom(-1). The interpretation of the experimental data, and in particular the assignment of the spectral features in the KLL and L-shell Auger spectra, is supported by relativistic calculations for HBr molecule and atomic Br.
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- Feifel, Raimund, et al.
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Cationic double K-hole pre-edge states of CS2 and SF6
- 2017
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recent advances in X-ray instrumentation have made it possible to measure the spectra of an essentially unexplored class of electronic states associated with double inner-shell vacancies. Using the technique of single electron spectroscopy, spectra of states in CS2 and SF6 with a double hole in the K-shell and one electron exited to a normally unoccupied orbital have been obtained. The spectra are interpreted with the aid of a high-level theoretical model giving excellent agreement with the experiment. The results shed new light on the important distinction between direct and conjugate shake-up in a molecular context. In particular, systematic similarities and di erences between pre-edge states near single core holes investigated in X-ray absorption spectra and the corresponding states near double core holes studied here are brought out.
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- Hult Roos, Andreas, et al.
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Abundance of molecular triple ionization by double Auger decay
- 2018
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Systematic measurements of electron emission following formation of single 1s or 2p core holes in molecules with C, O, F, Si, S and Cl atoms show that overall triple ionization can make up as much as 20% of the decay. The proportion of triple ionization is observed to follow a linear trend correlated to the number of available valence electrons on the atom bearing the initial core hole and on closest neighbouring atoms, where the interatomic distance is assumed to play a large role. The amounts of triple ionization (double Auger decay) after 1s or 2p core hole formation follow the same linear trend, which indicates that the hole identity is not a crucial determining factor in the number of electrons emitted. The observed linear trend for the percentage of double Auger decay follows a predictive line equation of the form DA = 0.415 · Nve + 5.46.
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- Hult Roos, Andreas, et al.
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Valence double ionization electron spectra of CH3F, CH3Cl and CH3I
- 2017
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Ingår i: Chemical Physics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0301-0104 .- 1873-4421. ; 491, s. 42-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Valence double ionization electron spectra of the methyl fluoride, methyl chloride, and methyl iodide molecules have been recorded using a time-of-flight photoelectron-photoelectron coincidence technique. The spectra are interpreted by comparison with existing ionization data, Auger spectra, and theoretical calculations. The lowest double ionization energies have been found to be around 35.0 eV, 30.6 eV, and 26.67 eV for CH3F, CH3Cl and CH3I, respectively. These energies are also compared with the predictions and implications of an empirical rule for the lowest double ionization energy in molecules.
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- Koulentianos, Dimitris, 1987, et al.
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Double-core-hole states in CH3CN: Pre-edge structures and chemical-shift contributions
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 149
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Spectra reflecting the formation of single-site double-core-hole pre-edge states involving the N 1s and C 1s core levels of acetonitrile have been recorded by means of high-resolution single-channel photoelectron spectroscopy using hard X-ray excitation. The data are interpreted with the aid of ab initio quantum chemical calculations, which take into account the direct or conjugate nature of this type of electronic states. Furthermore, the photoelectron spectra of N 1s and C 1s singly core-ionized states have been measured. From these spectra, the chemical shift between the two C 1s(-1) states is estimated. Finally, by utilizing C 1s single and double core-ionization potentials, initial and final state effects for the two inequivalent carbon atoms have been investigated. Published by AIP Publishing.
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- Koulentianos, Dimitris, 1987
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Double Inner-Shell Vacancies in Molecules
- 2019
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Molecular electronic states possessing a double core-vacancy, referred to as double-core-hole (DCH) states, were predicted more than thirty years ago, to have interesting properties, which would allow one to probe matter in a much more detailed way compared to conventional single core-vacancy techniques. Though DCH states are characterized by low cross-sections compared to the dominant single-core-hole (SCH) states, which implies experimental challenges, the development of third generation synchrotron radiation (SR) facilities and X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL), in combination with advanced spectroscopy techniques, resulted recently in a significant number of scientific works reporting on the observation of different types of DCH states. Within the framework of this thesis, experimental work in terms of high resolution single channel electron spectroscopy was carried out, detecting DCH states of the form K-1L-1V, where one core electron has been ionized and the second has been excited to an unoccupied orbital V. One example concerns the case of HCl, where the experimental spectrum has been reproduced by a fit model taking into account Rydberg series within different spin-orbit multiplicities. From this analysis, the thresholds for the double ionization continua and the quantum defects for different Rydberg electrons have been extrapolated. Furthermore, electron spectra reflecting the formation of K-2V DCH states, which involve the K shells of the N and C atoms in CH3CN, have also been recorded and interpreted based on a theoretical model considering the direct (dipolar ionization - monopolar excitation) or the conjugate (dipolar excitation - monopolar ionization) nature of each observed transition. In addition, the initial and final state effects contributing to the chemical shift between the two non-equivalent C atoms have been discussed and visualized by employing a Wagner plot. Related results are reported on the formation of K-2V DCH states in SF6 and CS2. The influence of the slope of the potential energy curve on the broadening of the spectral features is discussed along with the appearance of a pronounced background. Fingerprints of nuclear dynamics upon the decay of several types of DCH states in H2O have been identified by recording the related hyper-satellite Auger spectrum. Complementary, the technique of multi-electron coincidence spectroscopy was used for the study of the formation of K-2V and K-2 DCH states in C4H10, where the latter type of DCHs with both core electrons being ejected to the continuum, has been measured directly and in the same experiment as the K-2V states.
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- Koulentianos, Dimitris, 1987, et al.
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Formation and relaxation of K-2 and K-2V double-core-hole states in n-butane
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 157:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Using a magnetic bottle multi-electron time-of-flight spectrometer in combination with synchrotron radiation, double-core-hole pre-edge and continuum states involving the K-shell of the carbon atoms in n-butane ( n-C4H10) have been identified, where the ejected core electron(s) and the emitted Auger electrons from the decay of such states have been detected in coincidence. An assignment of the main observed spectral features is based on the results of multi-configurational self-consistent field (MCSCF) calculations for the excitation energies and static exchange (STEX) calculations for energies and intensities. MCSCF results have been analyzed in terms of static and dynamic electron relaxation as well as electron correlation contributions to double-core-hole state ionization potentials. The analysis of applicability of the STEX method, which implements the one-particle picture toward the complete basis set limit, is motivated by the fact that it scales well toward large species. We find that combining the MCSCF and STEX techniques is a viable approach to analyze double-core-hole spectra.
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- Koulentianos, Dimitris, 1987, et al.
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KL double core hole pre-edge states of HCl
- 2018
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 20:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The formation of double core hole pre-edge states of the form $1s^{-1}2p^{-1}(^{1,3}\text{P})\sigmaup^*,n\ell$ for HCl, located on the binding energy scale as deep as 3 keV, has been investigated by means of a high resolution single channel electron spectroscopy technique recently developed for the hard x-ray region. A detailed spectroscopic assignment is performed based on \textit{ab initio} quantum chemical calculations and by using a sophisticated fit model comprising regular Rydberg series. Quantum defects for the different Rydberg series are extracted and the energies for the associated double core hole ionization continua are extrapolated. Dynamical information such as the lifetime width of these double-core-hole pre-edge states and the slope of the related dissociative potential energy curves are also obtained. In addition, $1s^{-1}2p^{-1}V^{-1}n\ell\lambdaup n^{\prime}\ell^{\prime}\lambdaup^{\prime}$ double shake-up transitions and double core hole states of the form $1s^{-1}2s^{-1}(^{1,3}\text{S})\sigmaup^*,4s$ are observed.
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