Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Photoelectron Spectroscopy

The study of the energy of electrons ejected from matter by the photoelectric effect, i.e., as a direct result of absorption of energy from electromagnetic radiation. As the energies of the electrons are characteristic of a specific element, the measurement of the energy of these electrons is a technique used to determine the chemical composition of surfaces.

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The study of the energy of electrons ejected from matter by the photoelectric effect, i.e., as a direct result of absorption of energy from electromagnetic radiation. As the energies of the electrons are characteristic of a specific element, the measurement of the energy of these electrons is a technique used to determine the chemical composition of surfaces.

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  • Photoelectron Emission Spectroscopy
  • Photoemission Spectroscopy
  • Emission Spectroscopies, Photoelectron
  • Emission Spectroscopy, Photoelectron
  • Spectroscopy, Photoelectron
  • Spectroscopy, Photoelectron Emission
  • Spectroscopy, Photoemission
  • Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
  • Photoelectron Spectrometry
  • Ultra-Violet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Xray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Ultra-Violet
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy, X-Ray
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Xray
  • Spectrometry, Photoelectron
  • Spectroscopy, Ultra-Violet Photoelectron
  • Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet Photoelectron
  • Spectroscopy, X-Ray Photoelectron
  • Spectroscopy, Xray Photoelectron
  • Ultra Violet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • X Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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2010

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  1. E05.196w.867w.618w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056951. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056951
  2. Photoelectron Spectroscopy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoemission_spectroscopy
  3. Photoelectron Spectroscopy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139350