Characteristic mass

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001883",
  "term": "Characteristic mass",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The mass of an analyte that produces a specific absorbance signal, typically 0.0044 absorbance units, under defined experimental conditions in electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. This value is a measure of the sensitivity of the analytical method for a particular element. It is expressed in picograms (pg).",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1992, 64, 253. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis - XII. Terms related to electrothermal atomization (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 258 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264020253)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/characteristic-mass/"
}