Accurate spectroscopy in the X-ray region

doi:10.1016/0168-583X(88)90394-1

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volume 31, Issues 1–2, 2 April 1988, Pages 51-58

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Abstract

There is currently not only keen interest in accurate spectroscopy of one- and two-electron ions but also the by now well-founded hope that these spectra can be produced under conditions where Doppler and spectator electron problems are under adequate control. These developments will require that we confront problems of wavelength normalization at a more refined level than has been necessary in the past. This report briefly outlines the present-day situation in the case of using normal X-ray lines as references and the steps which might be taken to transcend limitations inherent in this approach.

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