17. SURFACE ANALYSIS
17.1 Introduction

17.2 Classification of electron spectroscopies

17.2.1 Photoelectron emission spectroscopies
    17.2.1.1 Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy
    17.2.1.2 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
    17.2.1.3 Gamma-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
    17.2.1.4 Sychrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy
    17.2.1.5 Imaging photoelectron spectroscopy
    17.2.1.6 Photoelectron diffraction
17.2.2 Electron impact spectroscopies
    17.2.2.1 Electron scattering spectroscopies
    17.2.2.2 Electron-induced photon emission spectroscopies
17.2.3 Appearance potential spectroscopies
17.2.4 Auger electron spectroscopies
17.2.5 Electron coincidence spectroscopies
17.2.6 Heavy particle induced electron spectroscopies
17.2.7 Field emission electron spectroscopies
17.2.8 Thermionic emission electronspectroscopy
17.3 Other special techniques

17.4 Terms related to surface analysis

17.5 Index of techniques

17.6 Generation of abbreviations of experimental techniques

17.6.1 Suggested system for the generation of abbreviations
17.6.2 Alphabet of symbols
17.6.3 Recommendations for abbreviations in surface science and chemical spectroscopy
17.7 Classification of major techniques for the exmaination of solid surfaces
17.7.1 Introduction
17.7.2 Characterisation of surface elemental composition
17.7.3 Characterisation of surface structures
17.7.4 Investigation of surface electronic structure
17.7.5 Characterisation of vibrational modes of adsorbed species
17.7.6 Miscellaneous techniques
17.8 Calibration, standardisation

17.9 References