Title: chemiluminescent methods of detection
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - chemiluminescent methods of detection
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01047
Status: current

Definition
Methods which utilize gas or liquid phase reactions between two molecules which produce a third molecule in an excited state. The wavelength distribution of the light emission from the excited molecule is characteristic of the species; in some circumstances this may be used to identify and to determine the concentration of one of the reacting species.

Related Terms
- excited state: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E02257
- wavelength: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/W06659

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2179 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'chemiluminescent methods of detection' 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.C01047
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