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Auger effect
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Auger effect [ˈaʊgə]
n
(Physics / Atomic Physics) the spontaneous emission of an electron instead of a photon by an excited ion as a result of a vacancy being filled in an inner electron shell
[named after Pierre Auger (1899-1993), French physicist]


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The results of atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and auger electron spectroscopy (AES) analyses reveal that the [Al.
Other methods such as optical emission spectroscopy (OES), energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and auger electron spectroscopy (AES) can also help identify solder compositions.
The Microlab 350 from Thermo VG Scientific is another combined instrument, incorporating auger electron spectrometry, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and reflected EELS.
 
 
 
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