Precise measurement of K-shell fluorescence yield in iridium: An improved test of internal-conversion theory
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We have measured the total intensity of K x rays relative to 129.4-keV rays from decay of the second excited state in Ir191. This (M1+E2) transition was observed following the decay of 15.4-d Os191. Our measured ratio yields the result KK=2.044(11). When combined with a recent measurement of the same ratio for the 80.2-keV M4 transition from Ir193m, this result strongly confirms the need for the K-shell hole to be included in calculations of internal-conversion coefficients K. Since the K value calculated for the Ir191 transition is virtually independent of the hole treatment, our result also yields a model-independent value for the iridium fluorescence yield, K=0.954(9). 2005 The American Physical Society.