electron energy loss spectroscopy


electron energy loss spectroscopy

[i′lek‚trän ′en·ər·jē ‚lȯs spek′träs·kə·pē] (spectroscopy) A technique for studying atoms, molecules, or solids in which a substance is bombarded with monochromatic electrons, and the energies of scattered electrons are measured to determine the distribution of energy loss. Abbreviated EELS.