The efficiency of X-ray production at low energies

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-82

  Joy, D C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent yield; Monte Carlo modelling; X ray efficiency; X ray generation cross section; X ray ionization cross section

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAY PRODUCTION;

FLUORESCENT YIELD; IONIZATION CROSS SECTION; K-LINES; M-LINES; MONTE CARLO MODEL; X-RAY EFFICIENCY; X-RAY GENERATION; X-RAY GENERATION CROSS- SECTION; X-RAY IONIZATION CROSS-SECTION; X-RAY PRODUCTIONS;

EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY;

EID: 0031831370     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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