experiments in x-ray physics lulu liu partner: pablo solis junior lab 8.13 lab 1 october 22nd, 2007
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Experiments in X-Ray Physics
Lulu Liu
Partner: Pablo Solis
Junior Lab 8.13 Lab 1
October 22nd, 2007
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Discovery of X-Rays
Wilhelm Roentgen (1895)
image from Wolfram Research
Bremsstrahlung Radiation
image from Cathode Ray Tube Site
Penetrating High Energy Photons
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High Energy Photons and Matter
Production– Bremsstrahlung Radiation (Continuum)– Atomic and Nuclear Processes (Radioactive Decay)
Fluorescence– Characteristic Lines (Inner Shell)
Scatter– Photoelectric Effect (<50 keV)– Compton Scattering (50 keV to 1 MeV)– Pair Production (> 5 MeV)
pair production from the wikipedia commons
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Why X-Ray Physics?
Characteristic energy range of many atomic processes and transitions - regularity
Interacts with matter in many ways– easy to produce and characterize– scattered and absorbed by all substances
Medium penetration power– region of interest is normal matter, can be tuned, medicine
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Presentation Outline
Calibration of Equipment and Error Determination
Production of X-Rays:– Bremsstrahlung and e- e+ Annihilation
X-Ray Fluorescence– Motivation and Experimental Set-up– Energy of Characteristic Lines vs. Atomic Number (Z)– Doublet Separation between K1 and K2 lines
– Error and Applications
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Equipment and Calibration
Germanium Solid-State Detector and MCA
Energy Calibration (optimally three points)– For characteristic lines: - Tb K line (44.5 keV)
- Mo K line (17.5 keV)
- Fe55 line (5.89 keV)
Linear Model: N = mE + b, N = bin #
E = energy (keV)
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Calibration Fit
2 of 2.6
Linear fit to determine energy and error on energy
Different calibration for each range
2E = .027 + 4*10-9(N -20.5)2
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Bremsstrahlung Production
E(b) (impact parameter)
Continuous Spectrum
E max = Ke- max
Strontium-90 Source/Lead Target
n -> p+ + e- + e’
Sr90 -> Y90 -> Zr90
max 2.25 MeV
plot from lab guide
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Bremsstrahlung Spectrum and Results
Theoretical Value: 2.25 MeV
- energy loss in trajectory
- detector efficiency
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Characteristic Lines - Motivation
X-Ray fluorescence of elements– sharp peaks, independent of incident energy– uniquely characterizes an element– low variability of spectrum – shift
How are they produced? What is the relation?
ATOMIC STRUCTURE!
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Characteristic Lines Hypothesis
Innermost-shell electron transitions– Ionization
Image courtesy of Nuclear Society of Thailand
Bohr Model Energy Level Approximation:
E = Rhc(Z-)2 (1/nf2 – 1/ni
2})
For K: ni=2 -> nf=1
E = 3/4Rhc(Z-)2
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Experimental Design
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E1/2 = C (Z - )
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Comparison with Theoretical Model
E1/2 = C (Z - )
K1 K2 K1 K2
C predicted 0.101 0.101 0.110 0.113
C obtained 0.11 § 0.01 0.11 § 0.01 0.11 § 0.01 0.12 § 0.01
Bohr’s simple model of atomic energy levels is a sufficient
approximation for the behavior of this system
Why does the K line split?
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Doublet Separation
Briefly: spin-up and spin-down electrons in same n and l state have slightly different energies!
E = C’(Z - ’)4 from Compton and Allison
E1/4 vs. Z fits a linear regression to a 2 of 3.5
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Statement on Error
Dominated by calibration error - a systematic that includes random error
Too few calibration points (Pb) – large error
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Conclusions and Applications
K-line emission a result of inner shell electron transitions (to n=1)
Strong quadratic relationship (E vs. Z) Each element – unique K line energies
– compositional analysis technique Determine atomic numbers of elements
– predict the existence of elements
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Doublet Separation
j = l + s -- vector sum: total angular momentum
E = R2(Z - )4 / hn3l(l+1)
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Relative Intensities
Statistical weight: 2j + 1
for n = 1 state transitions:
Relative intensity = ratio of statistical weights
K-alpha: 4/2 = 2
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Germanium Solid State Detector
p-type doping: impurities that only makes 3 bonds w/ Ge, leaving a charge carrying hole
n-type doping: impurities that want to make 5 bonds, unsaturated, charge carrier – adds electron close to conduction band
p-n junction, p-part neg wrt n – no current flow – reverse bias.
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