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An Introduction to Low Energy X-Ray and Electron Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Burton L. Henke
Burton L. Henke*
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
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Abstract

This is an introductory review of the physics and applications of low energy x-rays and electrons in the 10-1000 ev region. The basic interactions of these radiations within matter are discussed and typical de-excitation spectra, fluorescent x-ray and photoAuger electron, are presented. Specific examples of spectrographic methods and instruments for the low energy region are described as “based upon the use of long-spaced, Langmuir-Blodgett type of multilayers for ultrasoft x-ray analysis and the use of the hemispherical electrostatic analyzer for photo-Auger electron spectroscopy. Some examples of spectrographic signal, signal/background, and resolution are presented for applications to light element fluorescence, valence emission band, and photo-Auger electron analysis. The special aspects of the low energy x-ray analysis of high temperature plasmas and of x-ray astronomical sources in general are described.

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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 13: Eighteenth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 6-8, 1969 , 1969 , pp. 1 - 25
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1969

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