HIGH RESOLUTION WITH NONDISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS,

Abstract

A research effort was carried out with the aim of acquiring a better understanding of the processes leading to the detection of x rays in silicon and germanium, as well as in alkali halide scintillation crystals. Results of this research, as well as of the work of other groups, new enables one to make a comparison of detectors for high resolution nondispersive x-ray analysis, and to draw some conclusions concerning what to expect in the future. The present article is limited to a discussion of resolution in the x-ray energy region. This region spans the energy range from about 1 keV to 100 keV. This in turn corresponds to the wavelength region extending from about 10 Angstroms down to about 0.1 Angstroms.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0683706

Entities

People

  • D. W. Aitken

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Wave Detectors
  • Germanium
  • High Resolution
  • Scintillation
  • Spectrometers
  • Warning Systems
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Detectors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design