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Auger electron

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Auger electron [ō′zhā i′lek‚trän]
(atomic physics)
An electron that is expelled from an atom in the Auger effect.


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The company provides analytical services including EPMA, Auger electron spectroscopy surface analysis, metallography and optical microscopy.
In surface experiments such as Auger electron spectroscopy or x-ray fluorescence, the energetic particle is an electron.
Since atoms of particular elements eject electrons at characteristic energies, measuring the energies of the fleeing Auger electrons identifies the parent atoms.
 
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