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The fine structure ofL-MM Auger electron spectrum of argon andK-LL spectra of the gases N2, O2 and CH4 was investigated with an electrostatical spectrometer. The ionisation was caused by the continuous X-radiation from a tungsten target. From the results of Auger electron energies measured, the binding energies of the electrons of the inner shells were calculated. The results obtained with argon agreed exactly with the known values. Further it could be shown, that the value of 400 eV for the binding energy of a 1s-electron in the N2-molecule, so far obtained, must be replaced by the value (409,4±1,0) eV. A comparison between the relative intensities of fine structure lines and the theory of the Auger process given byAsaad andBurhop could not be carried out, because the Auger electrons, having in our experiment an angular distribution relativ to the incident X-ray beam, could only be measured between an angular range of 49,3° and 61,0°.
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Meinem hochverehrten Lehrer, Herrn Professor Dr.Chr. Gerthsen, bin ich für viele Anregungen, die auch dieser nach seinem Tode begonnenen Arbeit zugute kamen, zu großem Dank verpflichtet.
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Mehlhorn, W. Die Feinstruktur desL-MM-Auger-Elektronenspektrums von Argon und derK-LL-Spektren von Stickstoff, Sauerstoff und Methan. Z. Physik 160, 247–267 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349362
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349362