Title: Auger vacancy satellite
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Auger vacancy satellite
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09309
Status: current

Definition
Emission of an Auger electron in which additional spectator holes are present in the initial state or the final state) for the transition.

Related Terms
- final state: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09333
- initial state: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09337
- spectator holes: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09356

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1821 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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Citation: Citation: 'Auger vacancy satellite' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09309
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