Measurement of L subshell fluorescence yields of some elements in the atomic range 75⩽ Z⩽92 using photoionization

Abstract

L subshell fluorescence yields ( ω 1, ω 2 and ω 3) for the elements Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Th and U have been measured at the 123.6 keV γ-ray emission excitation energy from a 57Co annular radioactive source (925 MBq) using a Si(Li) detector. The measured L subshell fluorescence yields were compared with the theoretical and semi-empirical values.