Determination of Chemical Effect on the Kβ₁/Kα, Kβ₂/Kα, Kβ₂/Kβ₁ and Kβ/Kα X-Ray Intensity Ratios of 4d Transition Metals

ABSTRACT

It is clear that detailed studies performed under identical experimental conditions are desirable to determine the effect of the chemical environment on the value of intensity ratios. To better understand this effect, we conducted measurements on Kβ₁/Kα, Kβ₂/Kα, Kβ₂/Kβ₁ and Kβ/Kα x-ray intensity ratios. The Kα and Kβ_1,2 emission spectra for compounds of 4d transition metals Y, Zr, Nb, and Mo were measured using a Si(Li) solid-state detector. The samples were excited by 22.69 keV x-rays emitted from a ¹⁰⁹Cd radioisotopes source. The experimental results for pure elements are compared with the other experimental and theoretical values.

KEYWORDS:

• 4d transition metals
• ¹⁰⁹Cd source and EDXRF
• chemical effect
• intensity ratio

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), under the project no 106T045.