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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