X-ray escape peak

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.X06709
In a gamma or X-ray spectrum, the peak due to the @P04601@ in the detector and escape, from the sensitive part of the detector, of the X-ray photon emitted as a result of the photoelectric effect.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1541 [Terms] [Paper]