Backscattering energy

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-001085

The kinetic energy of a particle (e.g., an electron or ion) that has been scattered backward from a target material after interacting with its atoms. This energy is typically less than or equal to the initial energy of the incident particle, with the energy loss depending on the scattering angle and the mass of the target atoms. It is a key parameter in techniques like Rutherford backscattering spectrometry.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-001085
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Analytical Chemistry
References	PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1799 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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  "definition": "The kinetic energy of a particle (e.g., an electron or ion) that has been scattered backward from a target material after interacting with its atoms. This energy is typically less than or equal to the initial energy of the incident particle, with the energy loss depending on the scattering angle and the mass of the target atoms. It is a key parameter in techniques like Rutherford backscattering spectrometry.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1799 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)"
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