The measurements of the
L X-ray intensity ratio
I(L
)/I(Lβ),
I(L
)/I(Lγ),
I(L
)/I(Lι),
I(Lβ)/I(Lγ) and
I(Lι)/I(Lγ) for elements Dy, Ho, Yb, W, Hg, Tl and Pb were experimentally determined both by photon excitation, in which 59.5 keV
γ-rays from a filtered radioisotope
241Am was used, and by the radioactive decay of
160Tb,
160Er,
173Lu,
182Re,
201Tl,
203Pb and
207Bi.
L X-rays emitted by samples were counted by a Si(Li) detector with resolution 160 eV at 5.9 keV. Obtained values were compared with the calculated theoretical values. Theoretical values of the
I(L
/Lβ),
I(L
/Lγ),
I(L
/Lι),
I(Lβ/Lγ) and
I(Lι/Lγ) intensity ratios were calculated using theoretically tabulated values of subshell photoionization cross-section, fluorescence yield, fractional X-ray emission rates, Coster–Kronig transition probabilities. It was observed that present values agree with previous theoretical and other available experimental results.