X-ray
spectroscopy consists of three steps: (a) excitation to produce emission lines characteristic
of the elements in the material, (b) measurement of their intensity, and (c) conversion
of
X-ray intensity to concentration by a calibration procedure which may include correction for
matrix effects.
Source:
PAC, 1980, 52, 2541
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis - IV X-ray
emission spectroscopy)
on page 2544
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.
