title: High-intensity xenon plasma discharge lamp for bulk-sensitive high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy.
abstract: We have developed a highly brilliant xenon (Xe) discharge lamp operated by microwave-induced electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) for ultrahigh-resolution bulk-sensitive photoemission spectroscopy (PES). We observed at least eight strong radiation lines from neutral or singly ionized Xe atoms in the energy region of 8.4-10.7 eV. The photon flux of the strongest Xe I resonance line at 8.437 eV is comparable to that of the He Ialpha line (21.218 eV) from the He-ECR discharge lamp. Stable operation for more than 300 h is achieved by efficient air-cooling of a ceramic tube in the resonance cavity. The high bulk sensitivity and high-energy resolution of PES using the Xe lines are demonstrated for some typical materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Souma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baltzer