Abstract
Two distinct Auger transition features appear in the spectrum of electrons emitted from titanium surfaces by kiloelectronvolt argon ion bombardment. The main feature, corresponding to the electron-excited M23VV transition and originating with Ti-Ti collisions inside the solid, is accompanied by a very narrow atomic-like line at a slightly lower energy attributed to electron emission from Ti atoms sputter ejected from the surface. Ion bombardment does not stimulate any spectral feature corresponding to the characteristic electron-excited Ti autoionization emission, 3p53d23d* to 3p63d, which is severely attenuated upon simultaneous ion and electron excitations. The Ar+-excited emission from the Ti target is compared to that measured for the intermetallic compound TiNi.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012 |
Pages (from-to) | 5275-5279 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics