Models for L-shell filling of slow hollow atoms moving below a surface

A multiple cascade model is used to analyze the filling of L- and K-vacancies of hollow Ne atoms moving in shallow layers of an Al (111) surface. The model requires cross sections for charge transfer into the L-shell of the projectile which were determined from molecular-orbital calculations based on solid-state energies and screening effects. The analysis includes mechanisms of Landau-Zener curve-crossing and Fano-Lichten promotion. Absorption and build-up effects within the solid were taken into account. The results from the cascade model show good agreement with the ratio of L- to K-Auger emission recently measured for Ne9+ incident on Al. (orig.)