Calculated Bremsstrahlung Spectra from Thick Tungsten Targets
- 1 June 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 5 (6), 2328-2338
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.5.2328
Abstract
The bremsstrahlung energy distribution from a thick tungsten target is calculated from the Sommerfeld and Born-approximation thin-target formulas, taking into account electron energy losses, electron backscatter losses, and photon attenuation in the target. Over-all agreement with measurement is 20% in the 12-100-keV energy range, increasing to 50% at 300 keV. Semiempirical expressions are developed that give 20% over-all agreement with measurement in the 12-300-keV energy range.Keywords
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