beam spill-off

in X-ray reflectrometry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09437

Fraction of the incident X-ray beam in X-ray reflectrometry missing the specimen.

Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. (Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1847 [Terms] [Paper]