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Spectroscopy, Electron Energy-Loss MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Spectroscopy, Electron Energy-Loss
Tree Number(s)
E05.196.867.838
Unique ID
D046590
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046590
Scope Note
A technique for analysis of the chemical composition of molecules. A substance is bombarded with monochromatic ELECTRONS. Some of the electrons passing through the specimen will lose energy when they ionize inner shell electrons of the atoms in the specimen. The energy loss is element dependent. Analysis of the energy loss spectrum reveals the elemental composition of a specimen. ENERGY-FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY is a type of electron energy loss spectroscopy carried out in electron microscopes specially outfitted to analyze the spectrum of electron energy loss.
Entry Term(s)
Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
Public MeSH Note
2005
History Note
2005
Date Introduced
2005/01/01
Last Updated
2005/01/01
Spectroscopy, Electron Energy-Loss Preferred
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