Title: resonance absorption technique
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - resonance absorption technique
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.R05327
Status: current

Definition
The monitoring of atoms or radicals generated in the gas phase by observing the attenuation of the radiation from a lamp emitting the characteristic resonance radiation of the observed species.

Related Terms
- attenuation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00515
- lamp: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/L03447
- monitoring: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/MT06831
- resonance radiation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05343

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2271 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

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Citation: Citation: 'resonance absorption technique' 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.R05327
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