Converting ionising radiation to UVC ?

[Dimiter Popoff <tgi@cit.bg>]

Hi Keith,



>> I suspect that it might be easier to downshift X-rays, since I know that

>> the principle behind the XRF analytical technique is X-ray removal of an

>> inner shell electron, followed by the decay of the excited state. If it

>> could be done somehow with gamma rays this would be of more interest.



what energy range are you interested in? Some people use routinely the gamma

from 241Am sources (59.5 keV and some lower energies at much lower yield)

in XRF.



Dimiter



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