x-ray fluorescence

Definitions

Construction

• Characteristic secondary radiation emitted by an element as a result of excitation by x-rays, used to yield a chemical analysis of a sample.

Electronics

• (written as X-ray fluorescence)
  The emission of characteristic X-rays by a substance which is exposed to X-rays. Its abbreviation is XRF. Also called X-ray emission.
• acronymXRF
  (written as X-ray fluorescence)
• synonymX-ray emission
  (written as X-ray fluorescence)

Nearby Definitions of “x-ray fluorescence”

• X-ray
• X-ray astronomy
• X-ray burster
• X-ray crystallography
• x-ray diffraction
• x-ray fluorescence
• X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
• X-ray image
• X-ray lithography
• X-ray machine
• X-ray photography

Contexts for “x-ray fluorescence”

4 definitions in context
• Construction
• Electronics