Term: dispersive spectrometer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08240

Definition:
Spectrometer in which electromagnetic radiation is separated spatially into its component wavenumbers by a dispersive element, such as a prism or a diffraction grating.

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Related Term: electromagnetic radiation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08242).
Related Term: wavenumbers (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08301).

Source: PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 656 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

Citation: 'dispersive spectrometer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08240

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