The 4d edges of Ta, Pt, and Au were measured by means of reflection-electron energy-loss spectroscopy for different primary-beam energies E(p) in the maximum range 884 < E(p) < 2186 eV with the aim of investigating the nature of the electronic transitions involved at this edge. In order to allow a proper comparison of the measured edge intensities to each other, a normalization procedure was developed. On the basis of soft-x-ray-absorption spectroscopy data and by means of a theoretical muffin-tin generalized oscillator strength and differential cross-section calculations, it was possible to determine that nondipole d-d electron transitions are dominant at the 4d edges of all three elements. The observed edge-intensity decrease as a function of increasing atomic number is explained also on the basis of the amount of empty d-character states available at the Fermi level in each element.
NONDIPOLE TRANSITIONS AT THE 4D EDGES OF TA, PT, AND AU - THEORY AND EXPERIMENT
AGOSTINO, Raffaele Giuseppe;
1992-01-01
Abstract
The 4d edges of Ta, Pt, and Au were measured by means of reflection-electron energy-loss spectroscopy for different primary-beam energies E(p) in the maximum range 884 < E(p) < 2186 eV with the aim of investigating the nature of the electronic transitions involved at this edge. In order to allow a proper comparison of the measured edge intensities to each other, a normalization procedure was developed. On the basis of soft-x-ray-absorption spectroscopy data and by means of a theoretical muffin-tin generalized oscillator strength and differential cross-section calculations, it was possible to determine that nondipole d-d electron transitions are dominant at the 4d edges of all three elements. The observed edge-intensity decrease as a function of increasing atomic number is explained also on the basis of the amount of empty d-character states available at the Fermi level in each element.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
