3.3.3.106. NXxas_tey

Status:

application definition (contribution), extends NXxas

Description:

In total electron yield (TEY), the XAS spectrum is measured by ...

In total electron yield (TEY), the XAS spectrum is measured by collecting all secondary electrons emitted from the sample surface. The drain current or total electron current \(I_{ey}\) is proportional to the absorption coefficient:

\[\mu(E) \propto I_{ey}/I_0\]

TEY is inherently surface-sensitive because electrons are readily absorbed by most materials, limiting the probing depth to a few nanometers.

The top-level intensity field stores the ratio \(I_{ey}/I_0\). When the raw detector data and processing steps are available, they can be stored in the optional NXinstrument and NXprocess groups, enabling full reproducibility of the data reduction.

Symbols:

No symbol table

Groups cited:

NXdetector, NXentry, NXinstrument, NXprocess

Structure:

ENTRY: (required) NXentry

definition: (required) NX_CHAR

Official NeXus NXDL schema to which this file conforms. ...

Official NeXus NXDL schema to which this file conforms.

Obligatory value: NXxas_tey

intensity: (required) NX_FLOAT (Rank: 1, Dimensions: [nEnergy]) {units=NX_ANY}

The absorption coefficient :math:`\mu(E) \propto I_{ey}/I_0`, ...

The absorption coefficient \(\mu(E) \propto I_{ey}/I_0\), where \(I_{ey}\) is the total electron yield signal.

INSTRUMENT: (optional) NXinstrument

i0: (required) NXdetector

Detector measuring the incident beam intensity ...

Detector measuring the incident beam intensity \(I_0\).

data: (required) NX_NUMBER (Rank: 1, Dimensions: [nEnergy])

iey: (required) NXdetector

Detector measuring the total electron yield ...

Detector measuring the total electron yield \(I_{ey}\) (drain current).

data: (required) NX_NUMBER (Rank: 1, Dimensions: [nEnergy])

PROCESS: (optional) NXprocess

Description of how :ref:`intensity ...

Description of how intensity was obtained from the raw detector data (i0, iey).

program: (optional) NX_CHAR

Name of the program used for processing.

version: (optional) NX_CHAR

Version of the program used for processing.

date: (optional) NX_DATE_TIME

Date and time of processing.

Hypertext Anchors

List of hypertext anchors for all groups, fields, attributes, and links defined in this class.

NXDL Source:

https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/main/contributed_definitions/NXxas_tey.nxdl.xml