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20162023
most citedDirect observation of electron emission as a result of a VVV Auger transition in the valence band of Graphene

33 citations · 67 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.ins-det2023★ 1 cited

Monte Carlo analysis of the contributions of long-lived positronium to the spectra of positron-impact-induced secondary electrons measured using an annihilation-gamma-triggered time-of-flight spectrometer

S. Lotfimarangloo, V. A. Chirayath, S. Mukherjee +5

Magnetic bottle Time-of-Flight (ToF) spectrometers can measure the energy spectra of all electrons emitted into a 2 sr solid angle simultaneously, greatly reducing data collecti…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 8 cited

Photoemission spectroscopy using virtual photons emitted by positron sticking: a new probe of the top layer surface electronic structure

Alexander J Fairchild, Varghese A. Chirayath, Bernardo Barbiellini +3

We present a spectroscopic method which utilizes virtual photons to selectively measure the electronic structure of the top-most atomic layer. These virtual photons are created whe…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

Identification of Auger mechanisms responsible for low energy electron emission from graphene on copper using Auger-gamma coincidence spectroscopy

R. W. Gladen, V. A. Chirayath, P. A. Sterne +3

We present a novel method for the analysis of the Doppler broadened spectrum of gamma photons emitted following the annihilation of surface trapped positrons with the electrons of…

physics.ins-det2020

Efficient Machine Learning Approach for Optimizing the Timing Resolution of a High Purity Germanium Detector

R. W. Gladen, V. A. Chirayath, A. J. Fairchild +3

We describe here an efficient machine-learning based approach for the optimization of parameters used for extracting the arrival time of waveforms, in particular those generated by…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 8 cited

Direct evidence for low-energy electron emission following O LVV Auger transitions at oxide surfaces

Alexander J. Fairchild, Varghese A. Chirayath, Philip A. Sterne +3

Oxygen, the third most abundant element in the universe, plays a key role in the chemistry of condensed matter and biological systems. Here, we report evidence for a hitherto unexp…

physics.ins-det2020★ 9 cited

A multi-stop time-of-flight spectrometer for the measurement of positron annihilation-induced electrons in coincidence with the Doppler-shifted annihilation gamma photon

V. A. Chirayath, R. W. Gladen, A. D. McDonald +12

Here we describe an advanced multi functional, variable-energy positron beam system capable of measuring the energies of multiple positron-induced electrons in coincidence with the…