Title: Raman spectrum
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Raman spectrum
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08670
Status: current

Definition
Graph of the intensity of scattered electromagnetic radiation in Raman spectroscopy against Raman shift.

Note
Commonly a Raman spectrum is obtained between approximately \(\pu{100 cm-1}\) and \(\pu{3500 cm-1}\) and is a complement to its counterpart mid-infrared spectrum.

Related Terms
- Raman shift: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08668
- Raman spectroscopy: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08669

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 761 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

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Citation: Citation: 'Raman spectrum' 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.08670
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