X-ray Excitation of Thermal Spikes
1973 ◽
Vol 28
(5)
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pp. 679-681
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Keyword(s):
X Ray
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For x-ray scattering from amorphous media at large sin θ/λ (> 1.00 Å-1) momentum and energy is either imparted to a single electron (Compton effect) or to a single atom (Thermal Spike effect). In both cases the impulse approximation provides a convenient method for treating the scattering. Measurements of the ratio of Thermal Spike scattering to Compton scattering were made on paraffin.