Ionization cross section

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Orange Book entry

Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)

Ionization cross section

This is a measure of the probability that a given ionization process will occur when an atom or molecule interacts with a photon.

IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms