@article{PietzschSunHenniesetal.2011,
  author    = {Pietzsch, Annette and Sun, Y. -P. and Hennies, Franz and Rinkevicius, Z. and Karlsson, Hans O. and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir N. and Andersson, Joakim and Kennedy, B. and Schlappa, J. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Rubensson, Jan-Erik and Gel'mukhanov, F.},
  title     = {Spatial quantum beats in vibrational resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering at dissociating states in oxygen},
  series = {Physical review letters},
  volume    = {106},
  journal   = {Physical review letters},
  number    = {15},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  address   = {College Park},
  issn      = {0031-9007},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.153004},
  pages     = {4},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering (RIXS) spectra excited at the 1 sigma(g) -> 3 sigma(u) resonance in gas-phase O-2 show excitations due to the nuclear degrees of freedom with up to 35 well-resolved discrete vibronic states and a continuum due to the kinetic energy distribution of the separated atoms. The RIXS profile demonstrates spatial quantum beats caused by two interfering wave packets with different momenta as the atoms separate. Thomson scattering strongly affects both the spectral profile and the scattering anisotropy.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ArhammarPietzschBocketal.2011,
  author    = {Arhammar, C. and Pietzsch, Annette and Bock, Nicolas and Holmstroem, Erik and Araujo, C. Moyses and Grasjo, Johan and Zhao, Shuxi and Green, Sara and Peery, T. and Hennies, Franz and Amerioun, Shahrad and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Schlappa, Justine and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir N. and Niklasson, Gunnar A. and Wallace, Duane C. and Rubensson, Jan-Erik and Johansson, Borje and Ahuja, Rajeev C.},
  title     = {Unveiling the complex electronic structure of amorphous metal oxides},
  series = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
  volume    = {108},
  journal   = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
  number    = {16},
  publisher = {National Acad. of Sciences},
  address   = {Washington},
  issn      = {0027-8424},
  doi       = {10.1073/pnas.1019698108},
  pages     = {6355 -- 6360},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Amorphous materials represent a large and important emerging area of material's science. Amorphous oxides are key technological oxides in applications such as a gate dielectric in Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor devices and in Silicon-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon and TANOS (TaN-Al2O3-Si3N4-SiO2-Silicon) flash memories. These technologies are required for the high packing density of today's integrated circuits. Therefore the investigation of defect states in these structures is crucial. In this work we present X-ray synchrotron measurements, with an energy resolution which is about 5-10 times higher than is attainable with standard spectrometers, of amorphous alumina. We demonstrate that our experimental results are in agreement with calculated spectra of amorphous alumina which we have generated by stochastic quenching. This first principles method, which we have recently developed, is found to be superior to molecular dynamics in simulating the rapid gas to solid transition that takes place as this material is deposited for thin film applications. We detect and analyze in detail states in the band gap that originate from oxygen pairs. Similar states were previously found in amorphous alumina by other spectroscopic methods and were assigned to oxygen vacancies claimed to act mutually as electron and hole traps. The oxygen pairs which we probe in this work act as hole traps only and will influence the information retention in electronic devices. In amorphous silica oxygen pairs have already been found, thus they may be a feature which is characteristic also of other amorphous metal oxides.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SunPietzschHenniesetal.2011,
  author    = {Sun, Y-P and Pietzsch, Annette and Hennies, Franz and Rinkevicius, Z. and Karlsson, Hans O. and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir N. and Andersson, Joakim and Kennedy, B. and Schlappa, J. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Gel'mukhanov, F. and Rubensson, Jan-Erik},
  title     = {Internal symmetry and selection rules in resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering},
  series = {Journal of physics : B, Atomic, molecular and optical physics},
  volume    = {44},
  journal   = {Journal of physics : B, Atomic, molecular and optical physics},
  number    = {16},
  publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.},
  address   = {Bristol},
  issn      = {0953-4075},
  doi       = {10.1088/0953-4075/44/16/161002},
  pages     = {5},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering spectra excited at the dissociative 1 sigma(g) -> 3 sigma(u) resonance in gas-phase O(2) are presented and discussed in terms of state-of-the-art molecular theory. A new selection rule due to internal spin coupling is established, facilitating a deep analysis of the valence excited final states. Furthermore, it is found that a commonly accepted symmetry selection rule due to orbital parity breaks down, as the core hole and excited electron swap parity, thereby opening the symmetry forbidden 3 sigma(g) decay channel.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SunHenniesPietzschetal.2011,
  author    = {Sun, Y. -P. and Hennies, Franz and Pietzsch, Annette and Kennedy, B. and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir N. and Andersson, Joakim and Berglund, Martin and Rubensson, Jan-Erik and Aidas, K. and Gel'mukhanov, F. and Odelius, Michael and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander},
  title     = {Intramolecular soft modes and intermolecular interactions in liquid acetone},
  series = {Physical review : B, Condensed matter and materials physics},
  volume    = {84},
  journal   = {Physical review : B, Condensed matter and materials physics},
  number    = {13},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  address   = {College Park},
  issn      = {1098-0121},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevB.84.132202},
  pages     = {4},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering spectra excited at the O1s(-1)pi* resonance of liquid acetone are presented. Scattering to the electronic ground state shows a resolved vibrational progression where the dominant contribution is due to the C-O stretching mode, thus demonstrating a unique sensitivity of the method to the local potential energy surface in complex molecular systems. For scattering to electronically excited states, soft vibrational modes and, to a smaller extent, intermolecular interactions give a broadening, which blurs the vibrational fine structure. It is predicted that environmental broadening is dominant in aqueous acetone.},
  language  = {en}
}