Atomic X-Ray Spectrometry - Ch12 Electron Beam Source – a metal target bombarded with a beam of hi-E electrons to produce either a continuum or line spectrum
Continuum Source (W target) Line Source (Mo target) Relationship between o and V (Duane-Hunt Law) Short wavelength limit, o 1. 2. 3.
X-Ray Line Spectra Originate From Inner Shell Electrons
Radioactive Sources of X-Rays Radioactivity electron capture
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) X-Ray h from electron beam or radioactive source n=1 n=2 n=3 e-
Bragg's Law Used in Wavelength Dispersive instrumentation to construct an x-ray monochromator For constructive interference of scattered beam (wavefront OCD) --
Wavelength Dispersive Instrumentation (requires scanning) X-ray monochromator (“goniometer”)
X-ray Detectors Gas-filled Transducers Semi-conductor Transducers Scintillation Counters Ionization Chambers Proportional Counters Geiger Tubes
Wavelength Dispersive Spectrum
Single photon counting circuit Energy Dispersive Instrumentation (no scanning – entire spectrum at once) Single photon counting circuit
Photon Counting The output from the detector is fed into a single photon counter circuit - great for the weak signals found with XRF
Energy Dispersive Spectrum