Title: total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09211
Status: current

Definition
Measurement method in which an X-ray spectrometer is used to measure the energy distribution of fluorescence X-rays emitted from a surface irradiated by primary X-rays under the condition of total reflection.

Related Term
- total reflection: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09440

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1794 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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Citation: Citation: 'total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09211
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