  We used angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study the shadow Fermi
surface in one layer Bi2Sr1.6La0.4CuO6+delta and two layer
(Bi,Pb)2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta. We find the shadow band to have the same peakwidth
and dispersion as the main band. In addition, the shadow band/main band
intensity ratio is found to be binding energy independent. Consequently, it is
concluded that the shadow bands in Bi-based HTSC do not originate from
antiferromagnetic interactions but have a structural origin.
