White lines in x-ray absorption

M. Brown, R. E. Peierls, E. A. Stern

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Abstract

A quantitative discussion of the white line at the L3 edge of platinum and its absence at the L2 edge in x-ray absorption is presented. The predominance of d52 character in the hole in the atomic 5d shell of Pt is shown to persist in the unoccupied portion of the d band of the metal. The total weight in the L3-edge white line is calculated and found consistent with the experimental value. A brief presentation of some experimental results is given including some suggestion of the range of validity of the sudden approximation in x-ray absorption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)738-744
Number of pages7
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1977
Externally publishedYes

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