Title: fractional ion yield
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - fractional ion yield
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09401
Status: current

Definition
Number of ions of a particular species sputtered from a sample divided by number of particles of that species sputtered from that sample.

Related Terms
- fractional sputtering yield: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09253
- partial sputtering yield: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09265
- total ion yield: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09299

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1839 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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Citation: Citation: 'fractional ion yield' 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.09401
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