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Auger electron spectroscopy

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Definition of AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY

:  an instrumental method for determining the chemical composition of a material's surface by means of analysis of the energies of Auger electrons emitted from the surface —called also Auger spectroscopy
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First Known Use of AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY

1970

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