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.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
