https://physlab-wiki.com/ 2026-04-28T15:19:25+00:00 https://physlab-wiki.com/ https://physlab-wiki.com/lib/tpl/UChicago/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-03-04T13:48:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://physlab-wiki.com/phylabs/lab_courses/phys-334-wiki-home/x-ray_studies/start?rev=1741114135&do=diff X-Ray Studies (PHYS 334) You already have a experience in this class working with photons in what is normally considered the gamma energy range. Such gamma particles (which can span from a few keV up to a few MeV in energy) are typically produced from $K_\alpha$$K_\beta$$K$$L$$M$$K_{\alpha}$$K_{\beta}$$V$$E_{max} = eV - \Phi$$\Phi$$\Phi$$E = eV = hc/\lambda.$$hc$$hc \approx 1240 \textrm{eV}\cdot\textrm{nm}$$K$$K_n = 1$$K_\alpha$$n = 2$$n = 1$$K_\beta$$n = 3$$n = 1$$K$$L$$K$$n = 1$$n = 2$$K$$E$$… text/html 2025-03-04T13:30:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://physlab-wiki.com/phylabs/lab_courses/phys-334-wiki-home/x-ray_studies/x-ray_stiudies_archived_2025?rev=1741113029&do=diff X-Ray Studies (PHYS 334) (Archived 3/4/2025) The energy separations between electron levels in atoms range typically from eV to keV meaning that the photons emitted or absorbed in transitions between these states range from infrared light to x-rays. The radiation emitted when electrons accelerate due to Coulomb interactions with heavy nuclei in solids can range from 0 eV up to the initial kinetic energy of the electron. The separation between atoms in crystalline solids is comparable to x-ray …