Effect of chemical environment on the intensities of<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>K</mml:mi><mml:mi>α</mml:mi></mml:math>x-ray satellites produced in heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

High-resolution measurements of ion-excited $K\ensuremath{\alpha}$ x-ray spectra have been performed for a variety of Al, Si, S, and Cl compounds. An examination of the $K\ensuremath{\alpha}$ satellite intensity distribution revealed significant variations from one compound to another. This effect has been attributed to alteration of the $K$ and/or $L$ vacancy transfer rates due to the influence of chemical environment. The systematic trend displayed by the data tends to suggest that interatomic processes are important in the deexcitation of these highly ionized systems.