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Au L(3) x-ray-absorption near-edge spectra were measured with synchrot
ron radiation on a series of Au-X compounds, with X=Ga, In, Ge, and Sn
. The white-line feature of the spectra, as a rough measure of charge
transfer upon compound formation, was related to the local composition
around the Au atoms. This enabled us to estimate the local An environ
ment, in cases where its knowledge is missing.