X-ray analysis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08769
Measurement principle in which characteristic X-radiation, produced upon irradiation of a material with elementary particles or photons, is applied to measure amounts of elements in a material.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 69. (Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 106 [Terms] [Paper]