Abstract
We studied the characteristic X-ray spectra produced by the interaction of highly charged ions of 129Xeq+(q=25, 26, 27) with surface of metallic Mo. The experimental result shows that highly charged ions can excite the characteristic X-ray spectra of L-shell of Mo when the beam's intensity is not more than 120 nA. The X-ray yield of single ion reaches a quantitative level of 10-8 and increases with the increment of the ion's kinetic energy and ionic charge (potential energy). By measuring the X-ray spectra of Mo-Lα1, the M-level lifetime of Mo atom is estimated by using Heisenberg uncertainty relation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6059-6063 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Wuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - Sep 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Highly charged ions
- Level lifetime
- X-ray
- Yield