Changes in the Soft X-Ray L Emission Spectra with Oxidation of the First Series Transition Metals

• DOI: 10.1063/1.1714400
• Publication Date: 2005-04-22T16:39:39Z
• Authors: David W. Fischer

Changes which occur in peak positions, band shapes, and intensities with oxidation are presented for the five main L emission lines from the first-series transition metals. It is shown that the L bands shift in wave-length when going from metal to oxide, the amount of shift depending on the metal target and its state of oxidation. The dependence of the LII/LIII intensity ratio on accelerating potential, valence state, and atomic number are also presented and discussed. A flat-crystal vacuum spectrometer with electron excitation and a thin-window flow-proportional counter was used to obtain the data.