Photoelectric Emission of Metals by X-Rays in the KeV Region
- 1 June 1970
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 9 (6), 666-672
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.9.666
Abstract
Electron emission yield from the metal surface under the irradiation of nearly monochromatic X-rays covering the energy range from 1.5 KeV to 7.9 KeV was measured. The yield was about 10-1 for gold and about 10-2 for aluminium, depending on the incident X-ray photon energy. The ratio of the electrons having the energy more than 30 eV to the total electrons depends also on the incident X-ray photon energy and on the material. According to the emission yield obtained theoretically, Auger electron emission is dominant when incident X-ray photon energy is just above the absorption edge of the material.Keywords
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