Muonic Lyman x-ray intensities in pure elements

Abstract

Muonic x-ray intensity ratios [$\frac{I(\mathrm{Ki})}{I(K\ensuremath{\alpha})}$] have been measured for 21 pure elements in the range $4\ensuremath{\le}Z\ensuremath{\le}48$. The cyclic variation of these ratios with $Z$ is clearly seen to follow the pattern of the periodic table of the elements over this range. The product of $\frac{I(K\ensuremath{\beta})}{I(K\ensuremath{\alpha})}$ and nearest-neighbor distance in the pure-element lattices varies approximately linearly with $Z$ within each period.