Published July 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Inner-shell photoemission from the iodine atom in CH3I

  • 1. Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

Description

The first photoemission measurements of the I 4d and I ''4p'' subshells in methyl iodide are presented. Cross sections and angular-distribution asymmetry parameters were measured from threshold to 300 eV photon energy for the I 4d level (to 440 eV for the asymmetry parameter), and from 175 to 300 eV for the I ''4p'' level. The I 4d results exhibited atomiclike behavior throughout this energy range, mimicking the behavior of the Xe 4d subshell. Theoretical calculations for the Xe 4d subshell agree very well with the I 4d asymmetry-parameter results, indicating that the I 4d subshell is localized on the iodine atom in CH3I. Nearer to threshold, the spin-orbit final states, 4d/sub 5/2/ and 4d/sub 3/2/, were resolved and exhibited nonstatistical intensity ratios mainly due to a kinetic energy effect. The I ''4p'' asymmetry-parameter results were found to be essentially identical to the asymmetry-parameter results for the I 4d subshell at the same photon energies, suggesting strong interchannel coupling. This result is discussed with respect to collective effects in the iodine N shell

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., A
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
1
Series
Phys. Rev., A.
Journal Page Range
239-244
ISSN
0556-2791