El origen de la fluorescencia de rayos X de canal oscuro proviene de iones de metales de transición en el agua

Robert Seidel1, Samira Ghadimi, Kathrin M Lange

  • 1Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.

Resumen

Se aclara el decaimiento no radiativo en soluciones de metales de transición. La transferencia de carga de metal a agua apaga la fluorescencia, creando caídas en los espectros de absorción de rayos X, como se muestra por la emisión de electrones de tipo Auger.

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