Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

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Characteristic X-Rays and Critical Ionization Energies of Platinum (Pt)

As shown before, the critical ionization energy (Ec) is always higher than the associated characteristic (line) X-ray energy (Ex). The X-ray line (Ex) and critical ionization energies (Ec) of Pt (Z=78) in keV is listed on Table 4480. Table 4480. X-ray line (Ex) and critical ionization energies (Ec) of Pt (Z=78) in keV.     Ex Ec Kα1 K-L3 66.83 78.38 Lβ3 L1-M3 11.23 13.88 Lβ1 L2-M4 11.07 13.27 Lα1 L3-M5 9.442 11.56   M1-N3 2.78 3.296 Mζ M2-N4 2.695 3.026 Mγ1 M3-N5 2.331 2.645 Mβ1 M4-N6 2.127 2.202 Mα1 M5-N7 2.051 2.133