0 the study of the way matter absorbs or sends out light and other radiation (= energy from light or heat that you cannot see) : --
His work in spectroscopy led to an understanding of the origin of the remarkable colours of gem stones.
Scientists have determined the proportions of the chemical elements present in the Sun using spectroscopy.
Electronic spectroscopy is a complementary tool for studying the degree of aromatic content of certain molecules.
Effect of sampling geometry on elemental emission in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.
The combination of fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy and microscopy therefore allows us to obtain important direct information on the heterogeneity of the samples.
The photon counting histogram in fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy.
The second attribute on which optical spectroscopy differs from colposcopically directed biopsy is in the timing of receiving test results and treatment.
Near infrared re-ectance spectroscopy for analysing undried silage.
Only in selected cases, and even then with little depth, are the more common technologies such as near-infrared or mid-infrared spectroscopies applied and expounded.
Optical properties of liquid carbon measured by femtosecond spectroscopy.