The manganese perovskite system La1-xCaxMnO3 displays a complex phase diagr
am of structural, magnetic, and transport properties with varying Ca concen
tration. At x = 2/3 and at low temperature, the system is antiferromagnetic
with Mn4+ and Mn3+ ions occupying special positions in a charge-ordered su
pperlattice. The charge ordering transition at about 260 K is characterized
by the appearance of satellite peaks around certain strong normal lattice
reflections. The normal lattice reflections are due to scattering from plan
es containing Mn4+ and Mn3+ ions in nearly stoichiometric proportion, howev
er the superlattice reflections are due to scattering from planes containin
g only Mn4+ ions. By measuring Diffraction Anomalous Fine-Structure spectra
on a superlattice reflection and its associated normal lattice reflection,
it is possible to isolate absorption-like spectra for the two Mn sites. Du
e to the weak intensity of these superlattice reflections, we were unable t
o obtain high quality near-edge spectra for the superlattice reflection mea
sured. However, the data offer useful information about the local electroni
c structures of the two Mn ions.