[Artist's Concept of AXAF-I] AXAF Project Science: The XRCF-PEIS Targets and Filters

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Reference: Johnston, D.D., MSFC memo EL71 (27-95), "Procurement of XSS Point Electron Impact Source (PEIS) Targets and Filters" (11 April 1995).


PEIS Targets


Element      Z      Target Composition      Comment
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  Be         4             Be
  B          5             B           Colloidal coating on Cu
  C          6             C                Graphite
  N          7             TiN          TiN coating on Cu
  O          8             SiO_2            low flux
  Na        11                               deleted
  Mg        12             Mg
  Al        13             Al
  Si        14             SiO_2            low flux
  Ti        22             Ti
  Cr        24             Cr
  Fe        26             Fe
  Co        27             Co
  Ni        28             Ni
  Cu        29             Cu
  Zn        30             Zn
  Ga        31                               deleted
  Ge        32                               deleted
  Zr        40             Zr
  Mo        42             Mo
  Ag        47             Ag
  Sn        50             Sn
  W         74             W
  Au        79             Au               Au coating

XSS Filters

The following table represents the current status of filter selection; a blank entry under "Filter 1" or "Filter 2" indicates that the filter has not yet been procured. Photon mean free path (mfp) is at the specified line energy (wavelength is also given). Variations of filter thickness of 10% are standard.

Element   Z   Line   E (keV)   Lambda (A)    Filter   mfp (micron)   Filter 1 / 2 (micron)
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  Be      4    Ka    0.1085      114.27        Be        0.903           1.8  /  3.6

  B       5    Ka    0.1833       67.64        B         1.28            2.5  /  5.0

  C       6    Ka    0.277        44.76      C_8H_8      1.45            2.9  /  5.8

  N       7    Ka    0.3924       30.01        Ti        0.505           1.3  /  2.6

  O       8    Ka    0.523        23.71        Cr        0.42            1.3  /  2.6

  Mg     12    Ka    1.2536        9.89        Mg       11.8            23.6  / 47.2
               Kb    1.3022        9.52        Mg       13.1

  Al     13    Ka    1.4967        8.28        Al        9.37           18.74 / 37.48
               Kb    1.55745       7.96        Al       10.5

  Si     14    Ka    1.73998       7.13        Si       12.2            24.4  / 48.8
               Kb    1.83594       6.75        Si       14.3

  Ti     22    Ka    4.51084       2.75        Ti       20.3            40.6  / 81.2
               Kb    4.93181       2.51        Ti       26.0
               La    0.4522       27.42        Ti        0.664           1.33 /  2.66
               Lb    0.4584       27.05        Ti        0.0743

  Cr     24    Ka    5.41472       2.29        V        22.1            44.2  / 88.4
               Kb    5.94671       2.08        V         3.32
               Ka    5.41472       2.29        Cr       16.8            33.6  / 67.2
               Kb    5.94671       2.08        Cr       21.6
               La    0.5728       21.64        Cr        0.531           1.1  /  2.1

  Fe     26    Ka    6.40384       1.94        Mn       22.6            45.0  / 90.0
               Kb    7.05798       1.76        Mn        3.57
               Ka    6.40384       1.94        Fe       18.7            37.4  / 74.8
               Kb    7.05798       1.76        Fe       24.4
               La    0.705        17.59        Fe        0.592           1.2  /  2.4
               Lb    0.7185       17.26        Fe        0.13

  Co     27    Ka    6.93032       1.79        Fe       23.2            46.4  / 92.8
               Kb    7.64943       1.62        Fe        3.72
               Ka    6.93032       1.79        Co       18.8            37.6  / 75.2
               Kb    7.64943       1.62        Co       24.6
               La    0.7762       15.97        Co        0.584           1.17 /  2.34
               Lb    0.7914       15.68        Co        0.0758

  Ni     28    Ka    7.47815       1.66        Co       23.2            46.4  / 92.8
               Kb    8.26466       1.50        Co        3.8
               Ka    7.47815       1.66        Ni       19.5            39.0  / 78.0
               Kb    8.26466       1.50        Ni       26.0
               La    0.8515       14.56        Ni        0.624           1.25 /  2.5
               Lb    0.8688       14.27        Ni        0.0814

  Cu     29    Ka    8.04778       1.54        Ni       24.1            48.2  / 96.4
               Kb    8.90529       1.39        Ni        4.01
               Ka    8.04778       1.54        Cu       22.3            44.6  / 89.2
               La    0.9297       13.34        Cu        0.719           1.4  /  2.8
               Lb    0.9498       13.05        Cu        0.0896

  Zn     30    Ka    8.63886       1.44        Cu       27.3            50.0  / 100.0
               Kb    9.572         1.30        Cu        4.6
               Ka    8.63886       1.44        Zn       30.4            60.0  / 120.0
               Kb    9.572         1.44        Zn       40.8
               La    1.0117       12.25        Zn        0.922           1.8  /  3.6
               Lb    1.0347       11.98        Zn        0.132

  Zr     40    La    2.04236       6.07        Zr        1.98            4.0  /  8.0
               Lb    2.1244        5.84        Zr        2.18

  Mo     42    La    2.29316       5.41        Mo        1.43            3.0  /  6.0
               Lb    2.39481       5.18        Mo        1.59

  Ag     47    La    2.98431       4.15        Ag        1.85            3.7  /  7.4
               Lb    3.15094       3.93        Ag        2.12

  Sn     50    La    3.44398       3.60        Sn        3.17            6.3  / 12.6
               Lb    3.6628        3.38        Sn        3.75

  W      74    La    8.3976        1.48        Cu       25.2            50.0  / 100.0
               Lb    9.67235       1.28        Cu        4.72
               La    8.3976        1.48        Zn       28.1            60.0  / 120.0
               Lb    9.67235       1.28        Zn        5.42
               La    8.3976        1.48        W         3.52            7.0  /  14.0
               Lb    9.67235       1.28        W         5.09

  Au     79    La    9.7133        1.28        Au        4.14            8.3  /  16.6
               Lb   11.4423        1.08        Au        6.35


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