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Alignment of L3 subshell vacancy states in Au, Bi, Th and U following photoionisation and effect of external magnetic field

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Alignment of the L 3   (J = 3 / 2) subshell vacancy states in the Au, Bi, Th and U elements following photoinisation have been investigated through angular distribution measurements of subsequently emitted L 3 subshell X-rays. The 59.54 keV unpolarised γ-rays from the 241Am radioactive point-source were used to ionize the target and the subsequently emitted L X-rays were measured using an HPGe detector. The improved experimental procedure along with correct evaluation scheme permits straight-forward method for investigating anisotropy in photo-excited L X-ray emission. The efficiency of the detector and the absorption correction for the emitted L X-rays in the target remain fairly constant as the target-detector assemblage remains undisturbed in the present measurements at various angles. Isotropically emitted L 1 subshell (J = 1 / 2) X-rays measured simultaneously were used to normalize the L X-ray spectra taken at different emission angles. The present measurements clearly support small theoretical predicted values of the alignment parameter; however, it is difficult to infer regarding the predicted anisotropic trends. The angular distribution measurements for the L 3 subshell X-ray emission were also performed by placing the target in magnetic field  ∼ 0.6 T. The earlier reported large anisotropy in angular distribution of the emitted L 3 subshell X-rays and significant effect of external magnetic field on the angular distribution are ruled out.

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    Muhanad Alrakabi, Sanjeev Kumar, Veena Sharma, Gurjeet Singh & Devineder Mehta

  2. Department of Physics, College of Science, Al-Mustansirya University, 47162, Baghdad, Iraq

    Muhanad Alrakabi

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    Sanjeev Kumar

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Alrakabi, M., Kumar, S., Sharma, V. et al. Alignment of L3 subshell vacancy states in Au, Bi, Th and U following photoionisation and effect of external magnetic field. Eur. Phys. J. D 67, 99 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2013-30356-7

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