High-resolution Si 2p core level photoemission spectra of the SiO2/Si(
111) system show chemically shifted components derived from individual
oxidation states, which exhibit strong intensity modulations as a fun
ction of photon energy due to final-state diffraction. Analysis of the
se photoemission intensity modulations gives bond-length information s
pecific to the individual suboxide. The results indicate that the inte
rface is atomically abrupt.