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Auger electron spectroscopy is an omnipresent experimental tool in many fields of fundamental research and applied science. The determination of the kinetic energies of the Auger electrons yields information about the element emitting the electron and its chemical environment at the time of emission. Here, we present an experimental approach to determine Auger spectra for emitter sites in the vicinity of a positive elementary charge based on electron-electron-electron and electron-electron-photon coincidence spectroscopy. We observe a characteristic redshift of the Auger spectrum caused by the Coulomb interaction with the charged environment. Our results are relevant for the interpretation of Auger spectra of extended systems like large molecules, clusters, liquids, and solids, in particular in high-intensity radiation fields which are nowadays routinely available, e.g., at x-ray free-electron laser facilities. The effect has been widely ignored in the literature so far, and some interpretations of Auger spectra from clusters might need to be revisited.
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