The Semi-Empirical Determination of K X-ray, KLL Auger Line and L subshell level widths for 3d transition elements at 59.5 keV

Abstract

The emission of X-rays in K_a and KLL Auger energy regions were analyzed for transition metals by using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) system. To acquire more information in this energy region, the semi-empirical determination of K_a, Auger line-widths and the L sub-shell level widths were performed. Since K shell is a core shell for transition metals and it is not easily be affected by valence shell electronic distributions, K shell fluorescence yields were used for the semi-empirical determinations. In the experiment, elemental form of transition metals were excited by 59.5 keV g-rays from ²⁴¹Am annular source and the emitted  X-ray photons were counted by Ultra-LEGe detector with a resolution of 150 eV at 5.9 keV. The obtained results were compared with the other studies in the literature

Keywords

• Transition Metals,EDXRF,Ka line width,KLL Auger line widths,L sub shell level widths

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