X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer

Description
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS, also known as ESCA) uses highly focused monochromatised x-rays to probe the material of interest. The energy of the photo-emitted electrons ejected by the x rays are specific to the chemical state of the elements and compounds present, i.e. bound-state or multivalent states of individual elements can be differentiated.