Auger electron emission from fixed-in-space CO

Phys Rev Lett. 2003 Apr 18;90(15):153003. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.153003. Epub 2003 Apr 16.

Abstract

We have measured the angular distribution of carbon K-Auger electrons from fixed in space, core-ionized, CO molecules in coincidence with the kinetic energy release of the C+ and O+ fragments. We find a very narrow ejection of Auger electrons in the direction of the oxygen and an oscillatory diffraction pattern. Even for similar electron energies, the angular distribution strongly depends on the symmetry of the final state.