An experimental and theoretical study of the Auger spectrum of nitrous oxide

Abstract

The oxygen and nitrogen K–LL Auger spectra of N2O are reported and interpreted by means of configuration interaction calculations of the various states of N2O2+. The charge distributions in the three core hole states of N2O have been calculated by the restricted Hartree–Fock method and used in estimates of the relative intensities of the Auger transitions. Such estimates, together with the calculated energies of the different states of N2O2+, allow an assignment of the reported Auger spectra to be made.