Soft X-Ray Absorption Spectra of Metals and Alloys. I. Be, Al, Sb, Bi and Al-Mg Alloys

Abstract

Soft X-ray absorption spectra of Be, Al, Sb and Bi, and Al-Mg alloys have been obtained by the use of synchrotron radiation emitted from the 750 MeV electron synchrotron at the Institute for Nuclear Study, Tokyo, as a continuous light source. The K-absorption structure of beryllium was found to agree with the density of states calculated by Loucks and Cutler. Some correspondence was found between the maxima in the L 2,3 -absorption spectrum and the K-absorption spectrum of aluminum. A remarkable band was observed in the L 2,3 -absorption spectrum of aluminum at 23 eV above the edge. This band is not attributable to the singularity in the state density of the conduction band. A tentative interpretation based on the delayed onset of transitions 2 p -∞ d is proposed. The L 2,3 -absorption spectrum of aluminum in Al-Mg alloy shows a remarkable degeneration of the edge, while the L 2,3 -absorption edge of magnesium in the same alloy seems relatively unaffected. This behavior is similar to the effect reported by Appleton and Curry on the L 2,3 -emission edge of both elements in Al-Mg alloy.