The Enhancement of CertainL- andM-Series X-Ray Satellite Lines by the Auger Effect

Integrated relative energies for the satellites of $L{\beta }_1$ are measured by a photographic method. A marked change in relative intensity exists at $Z=40\mathrm{}$, which is to be explained by enhancement of the $L{\beta }_1$ satellites due to the Auger effect. The enhancement of $M$-series satellites by the Auger effect is discussed. The theory explains the almost identical frequency separations and nearly equal intensities observed for the satellite groups of the $M{\alpha }_1$ and $M\beta$ lines of Bi(83). Some experimental evidence of an intensity anomaly due to the Auger effect, for the satellites of $M{\alpha }_1$, is presented.