SINCE 1828
atomic absorption spectroscopy
noun
variants:
or less commonly atomic absorption spectrometry
Definition of atomic absorption spectroscopy
: a method of spectroscopy that relies on the absorption of specific frequencies of light by atoms in order to identify the chemical composition of a sample
To fully characterize the composition, we determined the Li, Na and Mn contents by atomic absorption spectroscopy after dissolving the sample in dilute hydrochloric acid.— Jaekook Kim, Nature, 20 Nov. 1997
— called also absorption spectroscopy
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