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X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
2021
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a spectroscopic technique in the family of electron spectroscopies, that is, those methods whose probe consists of electrons instead of photons. In the case of XPS, a soft, usually monochromatic X-ray causes the emission of electrons by means of the photoelectric effect. Differences in chemical potential and/or polarizability of the molecules can cause an alteration of the binding energy; in addition to photoelectrons, an ordinary XPS spectrum may also contain Auger electrons. In an XPS system, an electron gun is used to deliver a low-energy electron flux with a low current over the illuminated spot. In an XPS instrument, an ion gun may be used with…
Isomeric state of $^{80}$Y and its role in the astrophysical rp-process
2001
5 pages, 7 figures.-- PACS nrs: 21.10.Tg; 23.20.Nx; 27.50.+e.