Linewidths in x-ray photoemission and x-ray emission spectroscopies: What do they measure?

P. H. Citrin, P. Eisenberger, W. C. Marra, T. Åberg, J. Utriainen, E. Källne

Physical review. B, Solid state · 1974 · 68 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

X-ray photoemmission measurements on a variety of polar materials yield core level widths that are considerably broader and more dependent on chemical environment than those determined from x-ray emission measurements. This result indicates that in these materials there are significant nonlifetime contributions to intrinsic photoemmission linewidths.

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