Va. Esaulov, CORE REARRANGEMENT OF EXCITED ATOMIC STATES NEAR A METAL-SURFACE AND ADSORBATE EFFECTS, Journal of physics. Condensed matter, 6(45), 1994, pp. 120000699-120000707
A mechanism of the core rearrangement of excited atomic states near a
metal surface is presented. A numerical model is developed and applied
to the description of the rearrangement of 1D core states of Ne* and
Ne+ to 3P core states. This is ascribed to resonant ionization of 1D
nl states into the continuum: Ne++(3P)+metal, followed by resonant ele
ctron capture. This ionization is rendered possible by level shifts ne
ar a metal surface. Effects of adsorbates are investigated and it is s
hown that a lowering of the workfunction induces a strong decrease of
the rearrangement.