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The surface analysis made using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed traces of copper corrosion tightly bonded with the residue.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
For example, a photoelectron spectrometer detects how many electrons were removed from the atom by the probe pulse, or a photon spectrometer measures how much of the probe pulse was absorbed by the atom.
—Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
The rest of the photon’s energy is transferred to the now free-roaming negative charge, called a photoelectron.
—Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2015
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
For example, a photoelectron spectrometer detects how many electrons were removed from the atom by the probe pulse, or a photon spectrometer measures how much of the probe pulse was absorbed by the atom.
—Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
The rest of the photon’s energy is transferred to the now free-roaming negative charge, called a photoelectron.
—Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2015
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“Photoelectron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photoelectron. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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