The (excess) electrons present in a specimen under electron bombardment which are
led to ground and measured as specimen current. The number of absorbed electrons per
unit time (or the specimen current), equals the number of
primary electrons minus the number of back scattered, secondary and transmitted electrons per unit
time. Therefore the fraction of electrons being absorbed depends on many parameters,
including the composition and thickness of the specimen, the primary electron energy,
the electron incidence
angle and local electrostatic fields when present.
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 2023
(Nomenclature, symbols and units recommended for in situ microanalysis (Provisional))
on page 2026
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
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J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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