Point Scattering Theory of X-Ray K-Absorbtion Fine Structure

Abstract

We calculate the extended X-ray absorption fine structure by treating the ejected photoelectron as a spherical wave which expands in the lattice and is partially scattered by neighbors of the absorbing atom. The neighboring atoms are treated as point scattered and the total scattered wave is summed from the waves scattered by each atom. The fine structure is determined from the dipole transition matrix between the initial K-state and the final photoelectron state. Calculations compare favorably with experimental data.