Observation of Auger transitions in a quasimolecule
Afrosimov V.V., Gordeev Yu.S., Zinov'ev A.N., Rasulov D.Kh., Shergin A.P.
Electrons observed in atomic collisions are attributed to Auger transitions in a quasi-molecular system of two colliding atoms. It is established that the lifetime of the vacancies in the quasi-molecule is comparable with the collision times and amounts to ~ 10-16 sec.