Reply to ‘‘Comment on ‘Relation between copperLx-ray fluorescence and 2px-ray photoelectron spectroscopies’ ’’

Ohno’s preceding Comment [Phys. Rev. B 52, 6127 (1995)] was based on experimental raw spectra of copper L x-ray emission. The Cu L x-ray emission spectra were, however, heavily smeared by the self-absorption effect, which was a source of contradiction. The electronic structure of divalent copper oxide was calculated placing one core hole and two 3d holes, with the result that the spectator 3d holes were delocalized in the adiabatic limit. This implies that the spectator 3d hole produced by the ${\mathit{L}}_{1,2}$ ${\mathit{L}}_3$ ${\mathit{M}}_{4,5}$ Coster-Kronig transition preceding the ${\mathit{L}}_3$-M x-ray emission will be mostly delocalized at the time of the ${\mathit{L}}_3$-M x-ray emission, and thus the spectator satellite will be weaker than is expected for the free atom. Ohno did not consider this delocalization, which was another source of contradiction.