The Semi-Empirical Determination of Kα 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 Ka 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 Ka , 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 y-rays from 241 Am 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.