Ionization cross section
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| DRAFT DEFINITION |
| Ionization cross section |
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| Measure of the probability that a given ionization process will occur when an atom or molecule interacts with a photon, electron, atom, or molecule. |
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| Reference(s):
IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979. Compiled by J. Inczédy, T. Lengyel, A. M. Ure. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). On-line corrected version: http://www.iupac.org /publications/analytical compendium (2000). |
| This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment. |
Orange Book
| ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION
IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023) |
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This is a measure of the probability that a given ionization process will occur when an atom or molecule interacts with a photon. |
| IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12 |
| Index of Orange Book Terms |
