Simple method for obtaining x-ray photoelectron spectra of species in liquid solution

Because of a previously reported observation at high quality x-ray, photoelectron spectra can be readily obtained for compounds dissolved in glycerin, a method was developed for converting aqueous solutions into glycerin solutions which give good spectra of the solute. The N 1s spectra of a series of nitrogen-containing salts and the S 2p spectrum of a solution of sodium thiosulfate were obtained. The core binding energies and line widths of nitrogen compounds are tabulated. The spectrum of the thiosulfate is given