Influence of double Auger decay on low-energy 3d photoelectrons of krypton

Effects of postcollision interaction (PCI) observable in low-energy 3d photoelectron spectra of Kr, which are associated with double Auger decay of the created inner-shell vacancy, are investigated by a combined experimental and theoretical approach. Measurements are based on an efficient multielectron coincidence method. Calculations have been carried out in the framework of a semiclassical approach. Our investigation reveals strong PCI distortion of the photoelectron line shapes, which depends on the kinematics of the process and the characteristics of the double Auger decay.