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Expanding on previous works that involved elastic and inelastic scattering of electrons by atoms and ions, we use the wave-packet propagation scheme of Dollard to define multipole moment creation, destruction and transfer cross sections for electron- and proton-impact ionization of atoms and ions. The electron-impact cross sections can then be used by defining appropriate rate coefficients for use in Fujimoto’s population-alignment collisional-radiative model for cylindrically symmetric plasmas. Our result for the alignment creation cross section is in agreement with those formulae that were obtained earlier intuitively or by semi-classical collisional methods. The multipole cross sections obtained here can be used also for modelling the relaxation behaviour of laser-excited plasmas under cylindrical symmetry conditions. We have also derived the electron- and proton-impact ionization multipole cross sections in terms of Liouville-space quantities, which then enabled us by using group theoretical methods to obtain the azimuthal-angle dependence of the multipole cross sections and symmetry properties that are results of reflection across a plane over the collisional axis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

S1s photoionization in carbonyl sulfide (OCS), followed by multiple Auger decay is investigated both experimentally and theoretically, by means of photoelectron–ion coincidences. A strong influence of post-collision interaction is observed in the energy shift and the distortion of the photoelectron spectra. The magnitude of this effect depends on the total charge of the ionic fragments, i.e., on the number of electrons emitted during the decay of the inner vacancy. A satisfactory agreement is found between experiment and theory, which allows us to estimate the lifetimes of the various two-hole states of the intermediate OCS2 + ion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 3p photoionization and subsequent Coster-Kronig type of Auger decay of initially neutral atomic gallium were studied both experimentally and theoretically. The binding energies and relative intensities of the 3p photoelectron spectrum together with a satellite structure are given. The M2,3MM and M2,3MN Auger electron spectrum leading to doubly ionized final states is presented. The synchrotron radiation excited photoelectron and Auger electron spectra were interpreted using multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock calculations providing spectral identification for the main observed features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spectator resonant Auger electron spectra with the Si 1s photoexcitation of SiCl4 have been measured using an electron spectroscopic technique combined with undulator radiation. The transition with the highest intensity in the total ion yield (TIY) spectrum, coming from excitation of a 1s electron into the 9t2 valence orbital, generates the resonant Auger decay in which the excited electron remains in the 9t2 orbital. A TIY peak positioned slightly above the 1s ionization threshold induces Auger decay in which the slow photoelectron is re-captured into a higher lying Rydberg orbital or the normal Auger peak shape is distorted due to a post-collision interaction effect. Another structure above the threshold, originating from a doubly excited state, yields the normal Auger peak with the distortion of peak shape and a resonant Auger peak with a higher kinetic energy. These findings provide a clear understanding of the properties of the excited orbitals which were ambiguous previously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spectator resonant Auger electron spectra with the Si 1s photoexcitation of SiCl4 have been measured using an electron spectroscopic technique combined with undulator radiation. The transition with the highest intensity in the total ion yield (TIY) spectrum, coming from excitation of a 1s electron into the 9t2 valence orbital, generates the resonant Auger decay in which the excited electron remains in the 9t2 orbital. A TIY peak positioned slightly above the 1s ionization threshold induces Auger decay in which the slow photoelectron is re-captured into a higher lying Rydberg orbital or the normal Auger peak shape is distorted due to a post-collision interaction effect. Another structure above the threshold, originating from a doubly excited state, yields the normal Auger peak with the distortion of peak shape and a resonant Auger peak with a higher kinetic energy. These findings provide a clear understanding of the properties of the excited orbitals which were ambiguous previously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rotational streaking by a circularly polarized THz field of Auger electrons generated by a short extreme ultraviolet (XUV) or x-ray pulse is theoretically investigated. The character of the streaking pattern depends on three main parameters: the duration of the XUV pulse, the Auger decay time-of-life and the period of the THz field. Different cases with various interrelations of these parameters are discussed. Examples of the patterns are calculated within the strong field approximation. Correspondence between the angular streaking of electrons in the processes of photoionization and Auger ionization is considered. Retrieval of the Auger decay parameters from the circular streaking spectrum is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A classical approach to the description of angular momentum transfer between the Auger electron and photoelectron in post-collision interaction is worked out. The results of the classical approach coincide with the quantum mechanical ones at the photoionization threshold. Besides, the approach developed provides a description of angular momentum transfer beyond the photoionization threshold. In particular, it is suitable in the energy region of comparable velocities of two emitted electrons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Competing multi-photon ionization processes, some leading to the formation of double core hole states, have been examined in 4-aminophenol. The experiments used the linac coherent light source (LCLS) x-ray free electron laser, in combination with a time-of-flight magnetic bottle electron spectrometer and the correlation analysis method of covariance mapping. The results imply that 4-aminophenol molecules exposed to the focused x-ray pulses of the LCLS sequentially absorb more than two x-ray photons, resulting in the formation of multiple core holes as well as in the sequential removal of photoelectrons and Auger electrons (so-called PAPA sequences). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We report the first measurement of the near oxygen K-edge auger spectrum of the glycine molecule. Our work employed an x-ray free electron laser as the photon source operated with input photon energies tunable between 527 and 547 eV. Complete electron spectra were recorded at each photon energy in the tuning range, revealing resonant and non-resonant auger structures. Finally ab initio theoretical predictions are compared with the measured above the edge auger spectrum and an assignment of auger decay channels is performed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Secondary electron emission with very low kinetic energy (KE) has been measured in the Ne 1s photoexcitation region. A new decay channel for Auger transitions following Ne 1s to 3p excitation has been identified using a two-dimensional mapping technique, in which slow Auger electron signals are displayed as functions of electron kinetic energy and photon energy. Electrons with about 0.68 eV KEs have been ascribed to multiplet exchange Auger electrons from the 2p−2(1S)3d state. This state is formed through the resonant Auger transition from the 1s−13p state, in which the excited 3p electron changes its azimuthal quantum number. Another cascade Auger decay of multiplet exchanging was found as electron emission of about 2.0 eV KEs; 2p−2(1S)4p → 2p−2(3P) + e−. Several cascade decays were found to occur via the photoexcitation into 1s−14p and 1s−15p states. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]