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Final State

After the photoelectron emission the atom is left in excited state. The excitation energy equal to the binding energy Ei of the shell in which the interaction took place. Subsequently the atom emits a fluorescent photon or Auger or Coster-Kronig electron. The selection of radiative or non-radiative transition is based on compilation by Krause [].
The Auger or Coster-Kronig transitions are represented by the most probable line for a given vacancy []. The emitted electron energy Ee is Ee= Ei-(Ej+Ek)

where Ei, Ej, Ek are the subshell binding energies and Ej> Ek .
In case of fluorescence we use transition rates of Scofield []. We use only those transitions for which the occurrence probability is not less than 1%. The fluorescent photon is emitted with energy Eγ

Eγ= Ei-Ej

for transition between the subshells i and j.
In addition to the above, to fulfill the energy conservation law, emission of an additional photon is simulated. For non-radiative transitions its energy is Ek (see formula gif). In case of fluorescent transition this photon has energy Ej (see equation gif). The angular distribution of the emitted particle is isotropic.

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Janne Saarela
Mon Apr 3 12:46:29 METDST 1995