X-ray monochromator

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Device used to eliminate photons of energies other than those in a narrow energy or wavelength band.
Note: For X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy using Al X-rays, the monochromator is usually aligned close to the Al Kα1 energy.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. (Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1819 [Terms] [Paper]