Description & History
xe·non (1898):
a heavy, colorless, and relatively inert gaseous element that occurs in air as about one part in 20 million by volume and is used especially in thyratrons and specialized flashtubes
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Element
| Symbol | Xe |
| Z | 54 |
| Atomic Weight | 131.300003 |
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| Density | 0.00590000022 |
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Edge Energies
(keV)
| K | 34.5820007 |
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| L1 | 5.45200014 |
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| L2 | 5.0999999 |
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| L3 | 4.78100014 |
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| M | 1.14300001 |
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| K-alpha | 29.802 |
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| K-beta | 33.644001 |
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| L-alpha | 4.11100006 |
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| L-beta | 4.42199993 |
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Edge jumps
| K | 6.07753229 |
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| L1 | 1.15944588 |
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| L2 | 1.40999997 |
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| L3 | 2.87899995 |
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Fluorescence
yield
| K | 0.890999973 |
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| L1 | 0.0460000001 |
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| L2 | 1.14300001 |
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| L3 | 29.802 |
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