X-Ray Fluorescence Cross-Section Measurements in the Energy Range 4-18 keV

Abstract

K, L and M shell x-ray fluorescence cross sections have been measured for elements 11 ≤, Z ≤, 92 at excitation energies corresponding to weighted average energies of K-lines of Ti-K (4.558 keV), Fe-K (6,480 keV), Ge-K (10.024 keV), Se-K (11.391 keV) and Mo-K (17.805 keV) . The measurements were performed with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer in a vacuum chamber using thin ultra-pure targets. Rh x-ray tube and secondary targets were used for excitation of x-ray radiation. The measured x-ray fluorescence cross-sections have been compared to previously published experimental and theoretical results. Presented data can be used for determination of physical parameters such as photoionization cross-sections, fluorescence yields, x-ray emission rates, Coster-Kronig transition probabilities and jump ratios.