Monitoring Argon L-Shell Auger Decay Using 250-eV Attosecond X-ray Pulses †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Theoretical Model
2.2. Experimental Setup
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kinetic Energy of Argon Auger Peak (eV) | Assignments | Relative Intensity (arb. u.) |
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201.09 | L3M2,3M2,3(1S0) | 100 |
203.23 | L2M2,3M2,3(1S0) | 55 |
203.47 | L3M2,3M2,3(1D2) | 270 |
205.21 | L3M2,3M2,3(3P0,1,2) | 272 |
205.62 | L2M2,3M2,3(1D2) | 183 |
207.23 | L2M2,3M2,3(3P0,1,2) | 139 |
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Han, S.; Zhao, K.; Chang, Z. Monitoring Argon L-Shell Auger Decay Using 250-eV Attosecond X-ray Pulses. Sensors 2022, 22, 7513. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197513
Han S, Zhao K, Chang Z. Monitoring Argon L-Shell Auger Decay Using 250-eV Attosecond X-ray Pulses. Sensors. 2022; 22(19):7513. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197513
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan, Seunghwoi, Kun Zhao, and Zenghu Chang. 2022. "Monitoring Argon L-Shell Auger Decay Using 250-eV Attosecond X-ray Pulses" Sensors 22, no. 19: 7513. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197513
APA StyleHan, S., Zhao, K., & Chang, Z. (2022). Monitoring Argon L-Shell Auger Decay Using 250-eV Attosecond X-ray Pulses. Sensors, 22(19), 7513. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22197513