Measurement of L X-ray fluorescence cross-sections for elements with 45 <= Z <= 50 using synchrotron radiation at 8 keV

The L shell fluorescence cross-sections of the elements in range 45 <= Z <= 50 have been determined at 8 keV using Synchrotron radiation. The individual L X-ray photons, Ll, L alpha, L beta(l), L beta(II), L gamma(l), and L gamma(II) produced in the target were measured with high resolution Si(Li) detector. The experimental set-up provided a low background by using linearly polarized monoenergetic photon beam, improving the signal-to-noise ratio. The experimental cross-sections obtained in this work were compared with available experimental data from Scofield [1,2] Krause [3,4] and Scofield and Puri et al. [5,6].