X-ray properties

Element
SymbolCa
Z 20
Atomic Weight 40.0800018
Density 1.54999995
Edge Energies
(keV)
K 4.03800011
L1 0.400000006
L2 0.349700004
L3 0.346199989
M 4.39999998E-02
K-alpha 3.69099998
K-beta 4.01200008
L-alpha 0.00000000
L-beta 0.00000000
Edge jumps
K 9.10579491
L1 1.15311956
L2 0.00000000
L3 0.00000000
Fluorescence
yield
K 0.163000003
L1 3.10000003E-04
L2 3.30000010E-04
L3 3.30000010E-04
Cross-sections at E = 10.0000000 keV
(cm^2/gm)
Photoelectric 92.3617249
Coherent 0.923316419
Incoherent 0.102634266
Total 93.3876724
Conversion factor (C)
{(Barns/Atom) = C * (cm^2/gm)}		 66.5500031
Absorption coefficient 144.750885 1/cm
1/mu (element) 69.0842056 microns
Created by Pathikrit Bandyopadhyay, recent updates by Carlo Segre.

Calculations are based on data compiled By W. H.McMaster et. al.

Fluorescence yield data by M. O. Krause, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data. 8,307(1979).

Please report problems to Carlo Segre (segre@iit.edu).