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. 2014 Nov 12;50(2):493–518. doi: 10.1007/s10853-014-8685-2

Table 4.

Typical candidates for peak misidentification (note extensive, but incomplete; you may find more examples!) [1618]

Energy range (keV) Element, X-ray (energy, keV)
0.390–0.395 NK (0.392); ScLα (0.395)
0.510–0.525 OK (0.523); VLα (0.511)
0.670–0.710 FK (0.677); FeLα (0.705)
0.845–0.855 NeKα (0.848); NiLα (0.851)
1.00–1.05 NaKα (1.041); ZnLα (1.012); PmMα (1.032)
1.20–1.30 MgKα (1.253); AsLα (1.282); TbMα (1.246)
1.45–1.55 AlKα (1.487); BrLα (1.480); YbMα (1.521)
1.70–1.80 SiKα (1.740); TaMα (1.709); WMα (1.774)
2.00–2.05 PKα (2.013); ZrLα (2.042); PtMα (2.048)
2.10–2.20 NbLα (2.166); AuMα (2.120); HgMα (2.191)
2.28–2.35 SKα (2.307); MoLα (2.293); PbMα (2.342)
2.40–2.45 TcLα (2.424); PbMα (2.342); BiMα (2.419)
2.60–2.70 ClKα (2.621); RhLα (2.696)
2.95–3.00 ArKα (2.956); AgLα (2.983); ThMα1 (2.996)
3.10–3.20 CdLα (3.132); UMα1 (3.170)
3.25–3.35 KKα (3.312); InLα (3.285); UMβ (3.336)
4.45–4.55 TiKα (4.510); BaLα (4.467)
4.90–5.0 TiKβ (4.931); VKα (4.949)