Penn, D.
(1978),
Role of Intrinsic Plasmons in Conduction-Band X-Ray Photoemission from Solids, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=620153 (Accessed May 10, 2026)
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Role of Intrinsic Plasmons in Conduction-Band X-Ray Photoemission from Solids
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I show that intrinsic plasmons are created in x-ray photoemission experiments on the conduction bands of simple metals. Unlike the core case, the plasmons are produced by many-body effects and are a direct consequence of electron correlation. A theory of the intrinsic plasmon production is given and a calculation of the electron energy-loss spectra in conduction-band x-ray photoemission from Mg and Na is presented. The calculation takes into account both intrinsic and extrinsic plasmon production and the agreement with experiment is good.Citation
Physical Review Letters
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40
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9
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Created February 27, 1978, Updated May 7, 2026