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So the basic understanding I have of electron transitions for EDX, XES and other x-ray fluorescence techniques is that a transition from:
L to K shell is named [itex]K\alpha[/itex]
M to K shell is [itex]K\beta[/itex]
N to K shell is [itex]K\gamma[/itex]
M to L shell is [itex]K\alpha[/itex]
etc.
Grand, easy... google leads me to multiple diagrams explaining it like this. But now I have a feeling that's a bit woolly and the real story is more convoluted. The http://xdb.lbl.gov/Section1/Sec_1-2.html" which shows [itex]L\beta _{2}[/itex] being an N to L transition and [itex]K\beta _{2}[/itex] being an N to K transition...
Can anyone explain to me why this is? Is there a physical logic to it or is it just from historical labeling of lines observed?
Also the last number, say [itex]L\beta _{2}[/itex], what does the 2 refer to? Is it the intensity of the line? The energy position?
Cheers
L to K shell is named [itex]K\alpha[/itex]
M to K shell is [itex]K\beta[/itex]
N to K shell is [itex]K\gamma[/itex]
M to L shell is [itex]K\alpha[/itex]
etc.
Grand, easy... google leads me to multiple diagrams explaining it like this. But now I have a feeling that's a bit woolly and the real story is more convoluted. The http://xdb.lbl.gov/Section1/Sec_1-2.html" which shows [itex]L\beta _{2}[/itex] being an N to L transition and [itex]K\beta _{2}[/itex] being an N to K transition...
Can anyone explain to me why this is? Is there a physical logic to it or is it just from historical labeling of lines observed?
Also the last number, say [itex]L\beta _{2}[/itex], what does the 2 refer to? Is it the intensity of the line? The energy position?
Cheers
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