On the production of X-rays by low energy ion beams

David C. Joy, Harry M. Meyer, Mehdi Bolorizadeh, Yinghong Lin, Dale Newbury

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Abstract

Although electron beams with energies of a few keV can excite fluorescent X-ray production from solids, ion beams of comparable energy cannot do so. The reason for this situation is that it is the velocity of the incident particle, rather than its energy, which determines whether an ionization event can be generated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalScanning
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007

Keywords

  • Electrons
  • Fluorescent X-rays
  • Ions

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