Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

High Resolution X-ray Spectrometry of Solids using the Microcalorimeter X-ray Detector

Published

Author(s)

Terrence J. Jach

Abstract

We analyze here the spectrum of the AI Kα and Mg Kα x-ray lines obtained by electron excitation of a multielement glass. The spectrum was obtained in an electron beam probe using a microcalorimeter x-ray detector. With 7 eV resolution, we are able to observe and compare the intensity ratios of the Kα₃,₄ satellites to the Kα₁,₂ main lines. These satellites are sensitive to the chemistry of the solid. We compare our observed values to the intensity ratios obtained by Klauber and by Krause & Ferreira. The agreement of the relative satellite intensities in our measurement is more consistent with ratios for metals than for oxides. The ability to observe satellites of lines in multielement samples using the microcalorimeter detector opens up new possibilities for the interpretation of atomic core-valence processes in solids.
Citation
Surface and Interface Analysis
Volume
42

Keywords

microcalorimeter, x-ray detector, x-ray satellite, spectrum, AI, Mg

Citation

Jach, T. (2010), High Resolution X-ray Spectrometry of Solids using the Microcalorimeter X-ray Detector, Surface and Interface Analysis (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created September 20, 2010, Updated February 19, 2017