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The charging mechanisms of free silica nanoparticles coated with a thin (40nm) gold shell are investigated. These are excited in the soft X-ray regime at different photon energies. The results are compared to the charging behavior of neat silica particles. The absolute charge state of the particles is measured and the electron emission probability is derived. Significant differences in the charging...