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Photoelectron Spectroscopy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Tree Number(s)
E05.196.867.618
Unique ID
D056951
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056951
Scope Note
The study of the energy of electrons ejected from matter by the photoelectric effect, i.e., as a direct result of absorption of energy from electromagnetic radiation. As the energies of the electrons are characteristic of a specific element, the measurement of the energy of these electrons is a technique used to determine the chemical composition of surfaces.
Entry Term(s)
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
Photoelectron Emission Spectroscopy
Photoelectron Spectrometry
Photoemission Spectroscopy
Ultra-Violet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Xray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2009/07/17
Photoelectron Spectroscopy Preferred
Photoelectron Spectrometry Related
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Narrower
Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy Narrower
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