Abstract
The motivation behind the development of inner-shell electron spectroscopies is to provide techniques for microelemental analysis. This requires that the ionization edges are atomic in form and that atomic cross-sections can be used. The basic atomic theory for inner-shell ionization by fast electrons is reviewed and applied to the calculation of edge shapes in electron energy loss spectroscopy as well as to calculation of partial and total cross-sections for quantitative analysis. The use of purely atomic theories to describe white line features due to excitation to unfilled bound states is also discussed. Finally a brief outline is given of those areas in which the atomic view fails, due to either diffraction effects of the fast electron or scattering of the low-energy ejected electron.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 16-23 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Ultramicroscopy |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Instrumentation