Term: energy resolution
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02113

Definition:
A measurement, at given energy, of the smallest difference between the energies of two particles or photons capable of being distinguished by a radiation spectrometer.

Related Terms:
1) energy (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02101).
2) spectrometer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05837).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2519 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

Citation: 'energy resolution' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02113

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