Measurement of L3 Sub-Shell to M, N, O Shell Radiative Vacancy Transfer Probabilities for Ho, Lu and Hg Elements

Abstract

The radiative vacancy transfer probabilities from L3 sub-shell to M, N, O sub-shells were measured for the elements Ho, Lu and Hg. To obtain related parameters, we used 59.54 keV gamma photons of 241Am radioactive source. Emitted L X-ray photons from targets were collected by means of a Si(Li) detector with resolution of 160 eV at 5.9 keV. The present results are generally in a good agreement with theoretical calculations and the other results obtained in the literature, within their range considering experimental uncertainty.