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Dependence of the K β /K α intensity ratio on the oxidation state
Author(s) -
Möser B.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.2170201113
Subject(s) - analytical chemistry (journal) , metal , titanium , microanalysis , intensity (physics) , oxidation state , spectrometer , chemistry , line (geometry) , materials science , metallurgy , optics , physics , mathematics , geometry , organic chemistry , chromatography
The K β /K α line intensity ratio was measured using an energy dispersive X‐ray spectrometer for samples of Ti, TiO, Ti 2 O 3 , Ti 3 O 5 , and TiO 2 . A steady increase of the K β /K α intensity ratio was observed with increasing oxidation. For metallic titanium a value K β /K α = 0.131 was obtained whereas for TiO 2 this ratio is 0.1365. A similar but weaker dependence was observed for Fe and some iron oxides, too. The origin of this dependence is discussed as well as consequences for quantitative X‐ray microanalysis. Furthermore, the width of K β ‐lines was found to be about 5 eV higher than that of K α ‐lines of equal energy.