Measurement of M-shell X-ray production cross sections for the element 73 ≤ Z ≤ 83 using 5.96 keV photons

A. Küçükönder; Ö. Söǧüt; C. Dozen; B. G. Durdu

doi:10.1140/epjd/e2007-00297-y

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Measurement of M-shell X-ray production cross sections for the element 73 ≤ Z ≤ 83 using 5.96 keV photons

A. Küçükönder, Ö. Söǧüt^a, C. Dozen and B. G. Durdu

Kahraman Maraş Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Physics, 46100 K. Maraş, Turkey

Received: 7 February 2007
Revised: 23 May 2007
Published online: 24 October 2007

Abstract

Total M-shell X-ray production cross sections (M XRF) of the some elements in the atomic number range 73 ≤ Z ≤ 83 were measured at 5.96 keV incident photon energy using a Si(Li) detector. The results are compared with the experimental and theoretical values in the literature.

PACS: 32.30.Rj – X-ray spectra / 32.80.Cy – Atomic scattering, cross sections, and form factors; Compton scattering