Title: atomic absorption spectroscopy
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - atomic absorption spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08451
Status: current

Definition
Measurement method of atomic spectroscopy for measuring the amount of a chemical element based on the measurement of the absorption of characteristic electromagnetic radiation by atoms in the vapour phase.

Related Terms
- atomic spectroscopy: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08216
- electromagnetic radiation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08242

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 712 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

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Citation: Citation: 'atomic absorption spectroscopy' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08451
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