efficiency of atomization

in analytical flame spectroscopy
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01906
The ratio of the amount of analyte that passes through the flame cross-section at the observation height, as free neutral (or ionized) atoms, to the amount of analyte aspirated.
Source:
Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 124 [Terms] [Book]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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