K AND L SHELL X-RAY CROSS-SECTIONS FOR USE IN PIXE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS

In this review we look at the experimental K and L shell X-ray cross section data available up to the end of 1988 and compare it with the predictions of the ECPSSR theory for ionisation by MeV ions. Particular attention is paid to protons and helium ion energies between 1 and 3 MeV and most elements for the K shell and elements above Sn for individual Lα, Lβ and Lγ transitions. Variations in the ratios of the bulk of existing experimental data to the predictions of the ECPSSR theory with target atomic number and proton and helium ion energy are presented and discussed. © 1990.