A supplemental textbook for a graduate or undergraduate course introducing X-ray photoelectronic and Auger electron spectroscopy, and their application to analyzing the surfaces of solids. It does not deal with operating the spectrometers themselves, but should allow students to hold their own in dialogues with providers of XPS or AES service at a corporate research laboratory or service organization. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)