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MMC403 Lecture 03
MMC403 Lecture 03
Lecture-03
Date: 25-01-2021
Absorption
Required Textbook
1. “Elements of X-Ray Diffraction”, by B.D. Cullity, Addision Wesley Publishing Co., Massachusetts, 1968.
2. “X-ray diffraction-a practical approach”, by C. Suryanarayana and M. Grant Norton, Springer, 1998.
3. “X-ray Diffraction: Its Theory and Applications”, by S. K. Chatterjee, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Limited, 2004.
where B is a proportionality constant, V K the K excitation voltage, and n a constant with a
value of about 1.5
Moseley’s law
Absorption
When x-rays encounter any form of matter, they are partly transmitted and partly
absorbed.
Experiment shows that the fractional decrease in the intensity I of an x-ray beam as it
passes through any homogeneous substance is proportional to the distance traversed, x.
where the proportionality constant μ is called the linear absorption coefficient and is
dependent on the substance considered, its density, and the wavelength of the x-rays.
I0 Ix
x
The linear absorption coefficient μ is proportional to the density ρ, which means that the
quantity μ / ρ is a constant of the material
This latter quantity, called the mass absorption coefficient, is the one usually tabulated.