The predominant photoemission for sulfur is the 2p region, which consists of a doublet with a reasonable doublet separation (1.16 eV – Figure 1). This region may overlap with Bi 4f and Se 3p.

Since binding energy shifts may be small for organic sulfurs and polysulfides, the S 2p:KLL auger parameter may make state identification simpler.⁽¹⁾

Si 2s plasmons can overlap with the S 2p region and render appropriate background simulation difficult in the cases of low S:Si ratio.

Typical binding energies for sulfur compounds may be found in table 1.

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