K X-ray fluorescent source for energy-channel calibration of the spectrometer

TAN Da-Gang，

QIN Yue-Ting

Nuclear Science and Techniques

Vol.12, No.4

pp.289-294

Published in print 01 Nov 2001

CLC：O572.21, O434.1, O434.12

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A new K X-ray fluorescent source for calibrating the X or γ-ray multichannel analyzer spectrometer is introduced. A detailed description of the K fluorescent source device is given. The calibration method used and experimental results obtained are presented. The purity and efficiency of K fluorescence photons from this device are discussed. This new fluorescent source may be used as a substitute for radioactive nuclides for the energy-channel calibration of some MCA spectrometers.

K X-ray fluorescenceEnergy-channel calibration

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