The relative absorbing powers of the L-levels for radiation of varying wave-length

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1. Changes in the relative intensities of the lines in the fluorescentL-spectrum of Cerium excited by radiation of various wave-lengths have been observed.2. These results imply a change in the relative absorbing powers of the threeL-levels as the wave-length of the absorbed radiation diminishes from a value just below the absorption wave-length of theL-levels to a value considerably below. The absorbing power of theLI-level becomes increased relative to the absorbing powers of the otherL-levels as the wave-length diminishes. The results agree with those published by H. Robinson in a recent paper.3. These results imply a breakdown of the law that μ/λ3is a constant (where μ is the absorption coefficient of X-rays of wave-length λ) as applied to theindividual L-levels of an element.4. A comparison is made between the above results, and some results on the relative absorbing process of theL-levels obtained by Ellis and Skinner from β-ray spectra.

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