LFluorescent X-Ray Relative-Intensity Measurements

Abstract
Measured values of the relative intensities of several L fluorescent x rays are reported for 13 elements ranging from cerium through plutonium. A solid-state Si(Li) spectrometer and a Bragg-diffraction spectrometer were used to analyze the x-ray excited fluorescence from thin samples. Corrections were made to the measured relative intensities for sample absorption, air absorption, and spectrometer efficiency. The accuracy of the measurements varies from ±5 to ±15%. The results are compared with those from the Scofield calculations.