Type of
spectroscopy involving the measurement of the
kinetic energy of electrons emitted by chemical substances usually as a result of excitation by
monochromatic X-rays.
Source:
PAC, 1976, 45, 221
(Nomenclature and Spectral Presentation in Electron Spectroscopy Resulting from Excitation
by Photons)
on page 223
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
