Resolving overlapping peaks in ARXPS data: The effect of noise and fitting method

Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

Volumn 184, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 533-541

  Muñoz Flores, Jaime ^a   Herrera Gomez, Alberto ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ARXPS; Effect of noise; Overlapping peaks; Peak fitting; Sequential fitting; Simultaneous fitting; XPS

Indexed keywords

ARXPS; EFFECT OF NOISE; OVERLAPPING PEAKS; PEAK FITTING; SEQUENTIAL FITTING; SIMULTANEOUS FITTING;

BINDING ENERGY; INFORMATION USE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84855799453     PISSN: 03682048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elspec.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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