Abstract
High resolution C1s spectra are reported for polyethylene, polypropylene, hexatriacontane ( n-C 36H 74) and polystyrene. Asymmetry is observed on the high binding energy side of the lineshape for the first three of these compounds, and is attributed to the excitation of CH stretching vibrations during core level photoionization. The effect only becomes apparent for experimental linewidths < 1.0 eV. Linewidths reported here are typically < 0.85 eV. For polystyrene a much smaller degree of asymmetry is observed.
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