Cobalt X-ray tube over Copper X-ray tube

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The discussion highlights the advantages and disadvantages of using Cobalt X-ray tubes compared to Copper X-ray tubes in X-ray diffractometers. Cobalt X-ray tubes produce shorter wavelengths, resulting in sharper peaks at smaller angles, while Copper X-ray tubes have longer wavelengths that shift peaks towards larger angles. However, Copper radiation is significantly scattered by iron, leading to increased background noise when analyzing iron compounds, making Cobalt a preferable choice for such applications.

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What is the advantage/disadvantage of Cobalt X-ray tube over Copper X-ray tube in a X-Ray diffractometer
 
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Copper tube has a longer wavelength and this will "move" the peak towards larger angles (compared with Co). However the Cu radiation is scattered strongly by iron so it is not good for iron compounds (will give very large background).
 

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