Term: red shift
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05211

Definition:
Informal term for bathochromic shift (effect).

Related Terms:
1) bathochromic shift (effect) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00618).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2270 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'red shift' 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.R05211

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