Term: X-ray fluorescence analysis
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.X06711

Definition:
A kind of analysis based on the measurement of the energies and intensities of characteristic X-radiation emitted by a test portion during irradiation with electromagnetic radiation.

Related Terms:
1) characteristic x-radiation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00985).
2) test portion (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06284).
3) irradiation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03255).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2526 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

Citation: 'X-ray fluorescence analysis' 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.X06711

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