Characteristic X-rays induced by electrons and positrons from β-emitting radioisotopes

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 459-468

  Chesta, Miguel A ^a   Plivelic, Tomás S ^b   Mainardi, Raúl T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Consejo de Invest Cie y Tec ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beta source; Characteristic radiation; Electron impact; K shell ionization; Positron impact; X ray yield

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON IRRADIATION; FLUORESCENCE; IMPACT IONIZATION; POSITRONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; X RAY PRODUCTION;

BETA RAYS; ELECTRON IMPACT IONIZATION; POSITRON IMPACT IONIZATION;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0032207625     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(98)00577-1     Document Type: Article

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