Title: electron energy analyser
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - electron energy analyser
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09325
Status: current

Definition
Measuring instrument for measuring the number of electrons, or an intensity proportional to that number, as a function of the electron kinetic energy.

Note
An electron energy analyser is part of an electron spectrometer.

Related Term
- electron spectrometer: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09329

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1824 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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Citation: Citation: 'electron energy analyser' 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.09325
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