KLL Auger resonant Raman transition in metallic Cu and Ni

High energy resolution KL23L23 Auger spectra of polycrystalline Cu and Ni were measured using photon energies up to about 50 eV above the K-absorption edge and down to 5 eV (Cu KLL) and 4 eV (Ni KLL) below threshold. The spectra show strong satellite structures varying considerably as a function of the photon energy. In the sub-threshold region the linear dispersion of the diagram line energy positions and a distortion of the line shape as a function of photon energy, attributable to the Auger resonant Raman process, is clearly observed, indicating the one-step nature of the Auger emission. These changes in the resonant spectra are interpreted using a simple model based on resonant scattering theory in combination with partial density of states obtained from cluster molecular orbital (DV-Xα) calculations.