Title: particle induced X-ray emission analysis
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - particle induced X-ray emission analysis
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.P04426
Status: current

Definition
A kind of analysis based on the measurement of the energies and intensities of characteristic X-radiation emitted by a test portion during irradiation with charged particles other than electrons.

Related Terms
- characteristic X-radiation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C00985
- irradiation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/I03255
- test portion: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/T06284

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2526 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

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Citation: Citation: 'particle induced X-ray emission analysis' 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.P04426
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