(vertical) rise velocity, vf 

in flame emission and absorption spectrometry
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The vertical component of the velocity of the volatilized component in the observation space (in mm s1). It depends on the flame temperature, the solute nebulized, the observation height and the gas flow rate.
Source:
PAC, 1986, 58, 1737. (Quantities and units in clinical chemistry: Nebulizer and flame properties in flame emission and absorption spectrometry (Recommendations 1986)) on page 1742 [Terms] [Paper]