Ll, Lα, Lβ and Lγ X-ray production cross-sections and yields of some selected elements between caesium and erbium following ionization by 59.54 keV γ rays

Spectrochimica acta, Part B: Atomic spectroscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-184

  Durak, Ridvan ^a   Özdemir, Yüksel ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ERBIUM; ESTIMATION; FLUORESCENCE; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PROBABILITY;

FLUORESCENCE YIELDS; X RAY PRODUCTION CROSS SECTIONS;

X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0033888226     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0584-8547(99)00177-9     Document Type: Article

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