Any technique in which a specimen is bombarded with a focused low energy
(
) electron beam and the energy distribution of the reflected electrons is measured.
This energy distribution contains features corresponding to discrete losses of energy
of the reflected electrons due to excitation of vibrational and plasmon states and
provides information on the type and geometric structure of compounds at the surface
of the specimen.
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 2023
(Nomenclature, symbols and units recommended for in situ microanalysis (Provisional))
on page 2025
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.
