Auger Electron Spectroscopy

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on-radiant core-hole decay


Unlike the one hole final state of XES, Auger decay leads to a two-hole state under emission of an Auger electron.This decay can take the form of a spectator or a participator decay. In the spectator decay, the excited electron does not take place in the decay process, wheras in the participator decay, the excited electron takes part in the decay. ui