Term: single-beam (luminescence) spectrometer
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Definition:
A luminescence spectrometer in which a single beam of radiation is used for excitation and a single beam of luminescence radiation is taken from the sample.

Related Terms:
1) luminescence spectrometer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03645).
2) luminescence (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03641).

Source: PAC, 1984, 56, 231. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-Part VI: molecular luminescence spectroscopy' on page 238 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198456020231)

Citation: 'single-beam (luminescence) spectrometer' 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.S05682

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