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Characteristic X-rays are emitted when outer-shell electrons fill a vacancy in the inner shell of an atom, releasing X-rays in a pattern that is "characteristic" to each element. Characteristic X-rays were discovered by Charles Glover Barkla in 1909,[1] who later won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery in 1917.
- ^ Wittke, James H. "The Origin of Characteristic X-rays". Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.