spectrometry
noun[U]
physicsspecializeduk/spekˈtrɒm.ɪ.tri/us/spekˈtrɑː.mə.tri/theactivityofrecordingormeasuringspectra(= the set ofcoloursinto which abeamoflightcan beseparated, or arangeofwaves, such aslightwavesorradiowaves):
Thecompositionof theatmospherewasinvestigatedbymeansof spectrometry.
See also
mass spectrometry
- Thepresenceandconcentrationof the cytokines weredeterminedby theintensityof thecolourmeasuredby spectrometry.
- Temperatures at thesurfaceofMarsweremeasuredfromEarthby radiometry and spectrometry.
- Hemovedto Canada todevelopairbornegamma-ray spectrometry.
Physics: radiation & radioactivity
- alpha particle
- background radiation
- decay
- gamma radiation
- gamma ray
- half-life
- irradiated
- irradiation
- luminosity
- non-ionizing
- non-irradiated
- radiation
- radioactive
- radioactivity
- radioisotope
- sievert
- tritium
- UVA
- UVB
- weak force