The vibrationally resolved C 1s core photoelectron spectra of methane and ethane

Recent progress in the development of high-resolution electron spectrometers in combination with highly monochromatized undulator radiation has allowed observation of the vibrationally resolved gas-phase C 1s photoelectron spectra of methane and ethane. For both molecules, the C–H stretching modes are well resolved and for ethane the active C–C stretching mode has been observed for the first time. The spectra have been measured at low kinetic energies and detailed fittings using post-collision interaction line profiles have been made both, using a free parameter fit and a fit adhering to a linear coupling model. The free parameter fit allows for any anharmonicity in the vibrational energies. The linear coupling model, on the other hand, assumes that the initial and final state potential curves are harmonic and differ only in the normal coordinates. This simple model is used to reduce the number of free parameters in the fit, which greatly simplifies the analysis. An intensity model based on the linear cou...

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