  We report high quality single crystalline growth of SmBi using flux method.
The compound crystallizes in the simple rock salt structure with space group
Fm3m. The cubic structure of the single crystal was confirmed by Laue
diffraction pattern. The magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal sharp
antiferromagnetic order with Neel temperature of 9 K. The core level
photoemission spectroscopy study of Sm 3d has been performed using
monochromatic Al Kalpha source. We observe multiple features in the
experimental spectra due to fonal state effect - a signature of hybridization
between Sm 4f - Bi 6p states. Intense satellite features are also observed
presumably due to mixed valency arising from Kondo coupling. No signature of
surface-bulk difference is observed in the Sm 3d core level spectra.
