CMT01
Soft X-ray spectra of boron and carbon excited by 10 to 40 MeV C, N and O Ions
- Author(s):
F. W. Martin, W. Freeman and J. A. Sauls
- Date: March 29, 1977
- Journal:
J. Phys. B: Atomic and Molecular Physics, 10, L439 (1977)
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- Abstract:
Spectra taken with a lead stearate pseudocrystal show no evidence for the KL satellite of boron
at 191 eV or the KL3 satellite of carbon, and very weak emission in the
carbon KL2 satellite at 287 eV. Experimental details and two possible interpretations
are presented. L vacancies may be
filled before X-ray emission, thereby decreasing satellite fluorescence yield. This may be the
case in boron, where the response time of the electron gas is much smaller than the lifetime of
the boron ion with a K vacancy, while in carbon these times are comparable. The possibility that
the fast ions produce mostly K ionisation cannot be ruled out by the experiment.
- Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, 1 table
- Eprint:
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