Measurement of K-Shell Transition Rates for Elements in The Atomic Range 26≤Z≤67 at 59.54 keV Photon Energy

MEASUREMENT OF K-SHELL TRANSITION RATES FOR

ELEMENTS IN THE ATOMIC RANGE 26≤Z≤67 AT 59.54 keV PHOTON ENERGY<o:p></o:p>

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S. Porikli*, D. Demir, M.

Bahadır, Y. Kurucu <o:p></o:p>

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Atatürk Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi,

Fizik Bölümü, Erzurum,Türkiye,<st1:personname w:st="on">sporikli@atauni.edu.tr</st1:personname><o:p></o:p>

K-shell X-ray transition rates

for the elements Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Mo, Ag, Gd and Dy have been measured

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100 mCi. A comparison is made of the experimental results with calculated

values obtained using theoretical detector efficiency values. Experimental

results have been compared with the theoretical values and the other available

experimental results. <o:p></o:p>

Keywords: EDXRF, intensity ratio, transition rates, detection

efficiency.<o:p></o:p>