Recommended Auger-electron kinetic energies for 42 elemental solids

An analysis is presented of Auger-electron kinetic energies (KEs) from four data sources for 65 Auger transitions in 45 elemental solids For each data source a single instrument had been used to measure KEs for many elements In order to compare KEs from two sources it was necessary to recalibrate the energy scales of each instrument using recommended reference data Mean KEs are given for most of the Auger transitions for which there were at least two independent measurements and for which differences from the mean KEs were considered acceptably small In several cases comparisons were made to published KE data to resolve discrepancies We are able to recommend mean KEs for 59 Auger transitions from 42 elemental solids and to provide estimates of the uncertainties of these KEs This compilation should be useful for the determination of chemical shifts of Auger peaks in Auger electron spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reserved