X-rays in atomic and nuclear physics

Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition 1. Historical introduction 2. The continuous X-ray spectrum 3. Characteristic X-rays 4. Experimental techniques for the study of X-rays 5. The absorption and scattering of X-rays 6. X-ray production by protons, alpha-particles and heavy ions 7. X-rays in radioactive decay 8. Some additional fields of X-ray study Appendix 1. Range energy relations, etc., for electrons 2. Experimentally determined mass attenuation coefficients 3. Decay schemes of some radionuclides 4. Absorption edges and characteristic emission energies in keV 5. K-shell fluorescence yields Bibliography Index.