Absolute measurement of radiative and Auger rates of K-shell-vacancy states in highly charged Fe ions

R. Steinbrügge, S. Bernitt, S. W. Epp, J. K. Rudolph, C. Beilmann, H. Bekker, S. Eberle, A. Müller, O. O. Versolato, H. C. Wille, H. Yavaş, J. Ullrich, J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia

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Abstract

We present absolute measurements of radiative and Auger decay rates of K-shell vacancies in highly charged iron ions. The ions were resonantly excited with monochromatic x rays from the PETRA III synchrotron source. By measuring x-ray fluorescence and Auger decay simultaneously, absolute transition rates could be determined independently of most experimental parameters. The results confirm theoretical calculations, which are essential to model the photoexcited plasmas in x-ray binary stars and active galactic nuclei.

Original languageEnglish
Article number032502
JournalPhysical Review A. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume91
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes

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