International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

Full Length Research Paper

Measurement of Kβ/Kα x-ray intensity ratios and K to L shell total vacancy transfer probabilities for elements in the range 40 ≤ Z ≤ 50

A. TurÅŸucu*, P. Önder and D. Demir
Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 04 January 2012
  •  Published: 23 January 2013

Abstract

The K shell x-ray intensity ratios Kβ/Kα for 9 elements in the atomic range 40 ≤ Z ≤ 50 have been determined for an excitation energy of 59.537 keV. The K-L total vacancy transfer probabilities (ηKL) for these elements have been determined, also. K x-rays emitted by samples were detected using a high resolution Si(Li) semiconductor detector. The measured values were compared with the theoretical values calculated using Scofield's tables based on the Hartree-Slater and Hartree-Fock theories, and available experimental values. The agreement of measured values of intensity ratios and vacancy transfer probabilities were quite satisfactory with theoretical calculations.

 

Key words: K shell intensity ratio, vacancy transfer probability, X-ray.