Term: resonance fluorescence technique
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05336

Definition:
The monitoring of atoms or radicals generated in the gas phase by observing the intensity of fluorescence (exitance) emitted by the species after excitation with radiation of the same wavelength.

Related Terms:
1) monitoring (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06831).
2) fluorescence (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02453).
3) exitance (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02264).
4) wavelength (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.W06659).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2271 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'resonance fluorescence 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.R05336

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