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Evaluation of a Demountable X-Ray Tube Vacuum Spectrograph for the Determination of Low-Atomic-Number Elements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

John W. Thatcher  and
William J. Campbell
John W. Thatcher
Affiliation:
College Park Metallurgy Research Center Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior College Park, Maryland
William J. Campbell
Affiliation:
College Park Metallurgy Research Center Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior College Park, Maryland
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Abstract

The fluorescent excitation of long-wavelength X-ray spectra is reviewed with respect to X-ray tube target element, inherent filtration, and optimum kilovoltage. A demountable X-ray tube vacuum spectrograph designed for the determination of the light elements is described. Operation of this instrument with both secondary and combined primary—secondary excitation is evaluated. Examples from the literature are cited to show the feasibility of direct electron excitation of longwavelength spectra.

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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 7: Twelfth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 7-9, 1963 , 1963 , pp. 512 - 522
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1963

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