Coexisting pseudogap, charge transfer gap, and Mott gap energy scales in   the resonant inelastic x-ray scattering spectra of electron-doped cuprates
  We present a computation of Cu K-edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) spectra for electron-doped cuprates which includes coupling to bosonic fluctuations. Comparison with experiment over a wide range of energy and momentum transfers allows us to identify the signatures of three key normal-state energy scales: the pseudogap, charge transfer gap, and Mott gap. The calculations involve a three band Hubbard Hamiltonian based on Cu $d_{x^2-y^2}$ and O $p_x$, $p_y$ orbitals, with a self-energy correction which arises due to spin and charge fluctuations. Our theory reproduces characteristic features e.g., gap collapse, large spectral weight broadening, and spectral weight transfer as a function of doping, as seen in experiments. 
Susmita Basak, Tanmoy Das, Hsin Lin, M. Z. Hasan, R. S. Markiewicz,   and A. Bansil
cond-mat.str-el