Measurements of Coster-Kronig enhancement factors of some elements in the atomic number range 66 <= Z <= 72


Oz E., Ekinci N., Ertugrul M., Sahin Y.

X-RAY SPECTROMETRY, vol.32, no.2, pp.153-157, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/xrs.631
  • Journal Name: X-RAY SPECTROMETRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.153-157
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The Li, Lalpha, Lbeta and Lgammax-ray production cross-sections in four elements with Z ranging from 66 to 72 at seven different energies in the interval 8.265-11.730 keV were measured. Experimental measurements were carried out on a few elemental samples to examine the effect of Coster-Kronig transitions on fluorescence cross-sections for the L x-ray line using an Si(Li) detector system with an energy resolution of 160 eV at 5.96 keV x-ray energy. Absolute values of L x-ray cross-sections were calculated with incorporation of the enhancement due to the Coster-Kronig effect for these elements. The measured enhancement factors are smaller than predicted by theory. Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.