Collision broadening and molecular orbital X-rays
- 11 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Vol. 7 (1), 47-54
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/7/1/013
Abstract
The decay of an inner-shell vacancy in an ion moving through a dense target is considered. Collisions with target atoms perturb the atomic energy levels which gives rise to a broadening of the X-ray line and the possibility of emission from transient molecular levels. The emission spectrum is calculated for a model system and shows good qualitative agreement with recent experiments. It is demonstrated that the transmission of X-ray detector windows can have a profound effect on the shape and position of observed emission from molecular levels.Keywords
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