The Ar L2,s M M Auger spectrum has been recorded. A great number of satellite lines are found many of which can be assigned to Auger transitions in doubly ionized argon. Several shake-up satellites are also found in the spectrum. The relative intensities of the spectral lines are given and the intensities are compared with previous experiments and calculations.

HeI induced valence electron spectra of benzene and the hexafluorides of sulphur, molybdenum, tungsten and uranium are presented together with a HeII spectrum of sulphur hexafluoride. Vibrational band structure has been resolved in the spectra of all molecules and the energies of these bands are reported. A description is also given of the multichannel detector system which has facilitated the recordings of these spectra.

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The high resolution HeI electron spectra of Ni(C5H5)2, Fe(C5H5)2, Mn(C5H5)2, and Cr(C5H5)2 have been recorded and analyzed in terms of a molecular orbital description of the electronic structure. The ground state electronic configurations have been assigned by considering the feasible ground state configurations, determining the number and type of ionic states obtained from ionization of these configurations, and then comparing the predicted transitions with those observed experimentally. The ground state configuration and adiabatic first ionization potential of these molecules are: Cr(C5H5)2, ··· (e2g)3(a1g)1, 3E2g, I.P.=5.50 eV; Mn(C5H5)2, ··· (e2g)4 (a1g)1, 2A1g, I.P.=6.55 eV; Fe(C5H5)2, ··· (a1g)2 (e2g)4, 1A1g, I.P.=6.72; Ni(C5H5)2, ··· (a1g)2 (e2g)4 (e1g)2, 3A2g, I.P.=6.2 eV. Vibrational structure has been observed in the spectrum of ferrocene and is assigned to progressions in ν4, the symmetric ring-metal stretching mode.

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