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Conversion electron Mössbauerspectroscopy with very low energy (0 to 15 eV) electrons

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A very intensive peak of low energy electrons (≤15 eV) appears in the electron energy spectrum, measured by a high transmission magnetic spectrometer, if a negative voltage of more than about 20 volts is applied to the Mössbauer absorber. The MB-spectrum of enriched stainless steel, recorded with these electrons, shows a high resonance effect of about 700% with countrates of 103 sec−1, compared to 750% and 60 sec−1 at the K-edge. Two processes seem to be responsible with characteristic attenuation length of about 40 Å and about 400 Å. We conclude, that part of these electrons are produced directly by Mössbauer absorption and conversion, resulting in low energy Auger electron emission, showing a high surface sensitivity as well.

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Klingelhöfer, G., Kankeleit, E. Conversion electron Mössbauerspectroscopy with very low energy (0 to 15 eV) electrons. Hyperfine Interact 57, 1905–1910 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02405740

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