Abstract
The probability of simultaneous emission of an x-ray photon and an electron is considered. It is shown that this process can occur as a consequence of the change in the average potential acting on the electrons when the x-ray hole is moving from an inner to an outer shell (shake-off) and as a consequence of interaction between single- and double-hole configurations in the final state. Relative shake-off probabilities of , , and transitions are calculated for , Ne, , , Ar, and from Bagus's self-consistent-field wave functions of single-hole x-ray states. The relative probability of and transitions is estimated for the rest of the atoms in the range . The estimated and probabilities are of the same order of magnitude as the observed probabilities. However, for low , they overestimate the observed probabilities, which may be because the shake-off calculations do not account properly for the interaction between single- and double-hole configurations in the final state.
- Received 28 June 1971
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.4.1735
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