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Particle Induced X-ray Emission

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020291

Procedure in which a beam of particles is used to raise the electrons in a material to excited states, which decay by emission of x-rays.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020291
FieldEnvironment
SubjectResearch
AbbreviationPIXE
ReferencesEPA EV-Research-Research Resources-Dedicated Science Technologies & Equipment
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020291",
  "term": "Particle Induced X-ray Emission",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Procedure in which a beam of particles is used to raise the electrons in a material to excited states, which decay by emission of x-rays.",
  "abbreviation": "PIXE",
  "subject": "Research",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Research-Research Resources-Dedicated Science Technologies & Equipment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/particle-induced-x-ray-emission/"
}

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