Calculations of X-Ray Bremsstrahlung Spectra and Scintillator Detector Yields for Relativistic Electron Energies from 10 keV to 10 MeV.

Abstract

Differential cross sections for emission of bremsstrahlung x-rays by relativistic electrons of energy from 10 keV to 10 MeV are calculated and tabulated as a function of incident electron energy, ratio of x-ray energy to electron energy, and angle of x-ray emission to incident electron direction, for nuclei of Z=1 and Z=22. The differential cross-sections integrated over angle and x-ray energy are also presented. From these x-ray spectra, ratios of x-ray transmission through various metal attenuators of several thicknesses and absorption in 1 inch Pilot B scintillators are calculated as a function of electron energy and angle between electron and detector.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA006552

Entities

People

  • B. Grant Logan

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Detectors
  • Differential Cross Sections
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Spectra
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics