Title: sample charging
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - sample charging
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09280
Status: current

Definition
Change in the electrical potential in the sample or on the sample surface caused by particle or photon bombardment.

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1812 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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Citation: Citation: 'sample charging' 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.09280
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