Term: time-resolved spectroscopy
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06385

Definition:
The recording of spectra at a series of time intervals after the excitation of the system with a light pulse (or other perturbation) of appropriately short duration.

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2280 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'time-resolved spectroscopy' 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.T06385

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