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Report number arXiv:2203.03725
Title A new benchmark of soft X-ray transition energies of $\mathrm {Ne}$, $\mathrm {CO}_2$, and $\mathrm {SF}_6$: paving a pathway towards ppm accuracy
Related titleA new benchmark of soft X-ray transition energies of Ne, CO$_2$, and SF$_6$: paving a pathway towards ppm accuracy
Author(s) Stierhof, J. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Kühn, S. (Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.) ; Winter, M. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U. ; Neel Lab, Grenoble) ; Micke, P. (CERN) ; Steinbrügge, R. (DESY) ; Shah, C. (NASA, Goddard ; Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst. ; LLNL, Livermore) ; Hell, N. (LLNL, Livermore) ; Bissinger, M. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Hirsch, M. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Ballhausen, R. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Lang, M. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Gräfe, C. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Wipf, S. (Jena U.) ; Cumbee, R. (NASA, Goddard ; Maryland U.) ; Betancourt-Martinez, G.L. (IRAP, Toulouse) ; Park, S. (UNIST, Ulsan) ; Niskanen, J. (Helmholtz-Zentrum, Berlin) ; Chung, M. (UNIST, Ulsan) ; Porter, F.S. (NASA, Goddard) ; Stöhlker, T. (Jena U. ; Darmstadt, GSI ; Helmholtz Inst., Jena) ; Pfeifer, T. (Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.) ; Brown, G.V. (LLNL, Livermore) ; Bernitt, S. (Jena U. ; Helmholtz Inst., Jena ; Darmstadt, GSI ; Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.) ; Hansmann, P. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Wilms, J. (Erlangen - Nuremberg U.) ; Crepso López-Urrutia, J.R. (Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.) ; Leutenegger, M.A. (NASA, Goddard)
Publication 2022-03-01
Imprint 2022-03-07
Number of pages 13
In: Eur. Phys. J. D 76, 3 (2022) pp.38
Eur. Phys. J. D 76 (2022) pp.52
DOI 10.1140/epjd/s10053-022-00355-0 (publication)
10.1140/epjd/s10053-022-00379-6 (erratum)
Subject category Detectors and Experimental Techniques ; Physics in General ; Other Fields of Physics ; Astrophysics and Astronomy
Abstract A key requirement for the correct interpretation of high-resolution X-ray spectra is that transition energies are known with high accuracy and precision. We investigate the K-shell features of Ne, CO$_2$, and SF$_6$ gases, by measuring their photo ion-yield spectra at the BESSY II synchrotron facility simultaneously with the 1s-np fluorescence emission of He-like ions produced in the Polar-X EBIT. Accurate ab initio calculations of transitions in these ions provide the basis of the calibration. While the CO$_2$ result agrees well with previous measurements, the SF$_6$ spectrum appears shifted by  0.5 eV, about twice the uncertainty of the earlier results. Our result for Ne shows a large departure from earlier results, but may suffer from larger systematic effects than our other measurements. The molecular spectra agree well with our results of time-dependent density functional theory. We find that the statistical uncertainty allows calibrations in the desired range of 1-10 meV, however, systematic contributions still limit the uncertainty to  40-100 meV, mainly due to the temporal stability of the monochromator energy scale. Combining our absolute calibration technique with a relative energy calibration technique such as photoelectron energy spectroscopy will be necessary to realize its full potential of achieving uncertainties as low as 1-10 meV.
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