Energies and widths of atomic core-levels in liquid mercury

Maillard, Yves-Patrick; Dousse, Jean-Claude; Hoszowska, Joanna

doi:10.1140/epjd/e2010-00023-x

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Energies and widths of atomic core-levels in liquid mercury

Maillard, Yves-Patrick Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Dousse, Jean-Claude Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Hoszowska, Joanna Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

13.02.2010

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The European Physical Journal D. - 2010, vol. 57, no. 2, p. 155-170

English High-resolution measurements of the photoinduced X-ray emission of liquid mercury were performed, using a transmission DuMond-type crystal spectrometer for transitions above 11 keV and a reflection von Hamos-type crystal spectrometer for transitions below 11 keV. The target X-ray fluorescence was produced by irradiating the sample with the Bremsstrahlung from X-ray tubes. The energies and natural linewidths of 6 K-shell, 26 L-shell and 2 M-shell X-ray transitions were determined. Using a least-squares-fit method to solve the two sets of equations derived from the observed transition energies and transition widths the binding energies of the subshells K to M₅ and O₁ and the level widths of the subshells K to N₅ and O₁ could also be determined.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Physique

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