EJECTION PROBABILITIES OF ELECTRONS AS RESULT OF REORGANIZATION EFFECTS OF INNER-SHELL IONIZED ATOMS

Ion-charge state distributions during vacancy cascades following K- an d L-I-shell ionization are calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation. The probability P(n) that n electrons are ejected after primary ioniza tion is given as a function of atomic number in the region Z = 7 to Z = 60. The calculations are accomplished by tracing successive radiativ e and non-radiative transitions and the electron shake off process as an additional effect. Radiative and non-radiative transition rates hav e been calculated as relativistic wave functions.