Talk:X-ray notation

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etymology[edit]

Why "k", "l", "m"? This needs to be included?68.150.86.232 (talk) 09:36, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I was going to ask that - why did they start with K?Feldercarb (talk) 01:54, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

convention[edit]

why are brackets used for the first two and not the rest? (note: view in edit mode to see the table)

Conversion[1][2] Quantum Numbers Atomic Notation X-ray Notation n l s j 1 0 ±1/2 1/2 1s(1/2) K1 2 0 ±1/2 1/2 2s(1/2) L1 2 1 -1/2 1/2 2p1/2 L2 2 1 +1/2 3/2 2p3/2 L3 3 0 ±1/2 1/2 3s M1 3 1 -1/2 1/2 3p1/2 M2 3 1 +1/2 3/2 3p3/2 M3 3 2 -1/2 3/2 3d3/2 M4 3 2 +1/2 5/2 3d5/2 M5

notation?[edit]

article has example of Cu subscript Kα X-rays -- wondering where the alpha in the subscript comes fromFeldercarb (talk) 01:55, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]