Download or read book Modern ESCAThe Principles and Practice of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy written by Tery L. Barr and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern ESCA: The Principles and Practice of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy is a unique text/reference that focuses on the branch of electron spectroscopy generally labeled as either Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) or X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The book emphasizes the use of core level and valence band binding energies, their shifts, and line widths. It describes the background, present status, and possible future uses of a number of recently developed branches of ESCA, including: