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| electrons traveling from cathode to anode |
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| what happens when electrons hit the heavy metal atoms of the target |
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| they transfer their kinetic energy to the target atoms |
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| projectile electrons interactions result in |
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| kinetic energy being converted to thermal and electromagnet in the form of infared radiation and x-rays |
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| what happens when projectile electrons don't transfer enough energy to ionize the target atoms |
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| the outer shell electrons are simply raised to an excited, or higher, energy level |
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| what happens with the emission of infared radiation |
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| outer shell electrons immediately drop back to their normal energy level |
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| how is heat production related to tube current |
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| they are directly related |
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| what is produced when projectile electrons interact with inner-shell electrons of the target |
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| characteristic x-rays can be produced |
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| why is it called characteristic x-radiation |
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| because it is characteristic of the target element |
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| what causes characterstic x-rays to be emitted |
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| when an outer-shell electron fills an inner-shell road |
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| which shell of the tungsten atom is the only one that is useful for imaging |
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