hollow-cathode lamp

synonym: line source
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08486
Glow discharge source of spectral lines of an atom in which the cathode is made of the desired element.
Note:
It is often referred to as line source, as opposed to a continuum source.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. (Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 721 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'hollow-cathode lamp' 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.08486 RIS BibTex EndNote
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