Excitation of Characteristic X Rays by Protons, Electrons, and Primary X Rays
- 1 September 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 35 (9), 2578-2581
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1713803
Abstract
Protons, electrons, and primary x rays were used to excite characteristic x radiation from individual specimens of Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, Ge, Zr, and Au. X‐ray yield expressed as (photons /sr)/ quantum increased with quantum energy in a similar manner for protons in the range about 1 MeV and electrons in the range about 50 keV. For primary x‐ray excitation, the yield decreased with increasing quantum energy, a relationship opposite to that for proton or electron excitation. It appears that the relative values of photo‐electric absorption and scattering must be quite different for x rays and electrons to account for their opposite relationship of yield vs energy.Keywords
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