Term: pump-dump-probe technique
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07465

Definition:
Transient absorption spectroscopy using three pulses (a strong pump, a dump pulse that can alter the course of the reaction photoinduced by the first pulse, and a weak probe). In general, femtosecond laser pulses are used.

Related Terms:
1) spectroscopy (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05848).
2) laser (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03459).

Source: PAC, 2007, 79, 293. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)' on page 404 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779030293)

Citation: 'pump-dump-probe technique' 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.PT07465

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