X-ray fluorescence microscopy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012759",
  "term": "X-ray fluorescence microscopy",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A non-destructive analytical technique that uses focused X-ray beams to induce characteristic X-ray fluorescence from a sample, mapping the elemental composition with high spatial resolution. The emitted fluorescence X-rays are detected and their energies and intensities are used to identify and quantify elements present. This method can achieve spatial resolutions down to tens of nanometers.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 107 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/x-ray-fluorescence-microscopy/"
}