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spectrometer Definition

spec·trom·eter (spek trämət ər)

noun

an instrument used for measuring spectral wavelengths

Etymology: Ger spektrometer: see spectro- & -meter

spectrometer Related Forms
spec′·tro·met·ric (-trō metrik) adjective spec·trom·etry (-ə trē) noun
spectrometer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • equip: Glasgow will have a new 600MHz NMR spectrometer equipped with a cryoprobe.
  • transform: Additional species can be measured with portable Fourier transform infrared spectrometers.
  • couple: Behind this hole is a quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to an ion energy analyzer.
  • build: This is a high specification research FTIR spectrometer built by Bio-Rad ( now Digilab ).
  • base: Their experience in selling fiber optic based spectrometers makes them ideally placed to promote the nkd in the Japanese market.
  • use: The spectrometer more commonly used for astronomical work is the grating spectrometer.

Preposition: for

  • detection: We are currently developing an ion mobility spectrometer for the detection and quantification of trace compounds in exhaled breath in real time.

Adjective modifier

  • infrared: Additional species can be measured with portable Fourier transform infrared spectrometers.
  • tandem: A tandem mass spectrometer is a mass spectrometer that has more than one analyzer, in practice usually two.
  • grating: These devices work in a different manner to the more familiar grating spectrometer.
  • mass: What is the mass range of the mass spectrometer?
  • portable: Determining water content in human nails with a portable near-infrared spectrometer.

Modifies a noun

  • frequency: This can be achieved either by increasing the chemical shift or by increasing the spectrometer frequency.
  • system: A block diagram of the spectrometer system is shown in figure 11.

Noun used with modifier

  • time-of-flight: Funds have been awarded by the EPSRC to enable our Division to purchase an aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer.
  • quadrupole: Behind this hole is a quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to an ion energy analyzer.
  • gamma-ray: The project will develop a demonstrator of a portable gamma-ray spectrometer suitable for remote deployment.
  • MHz: The group has a particularly strong interest in NMR, having access to its own dedicated 400 MHz spectrometer.
  • mass: Helium mass spectrometer leak test to detect even the tiniest of leaks.
  • fluorescence: An Imaging X-ray Fluorescence spectrometer from Near Earth Objects.