Excitation spectrum

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004185",
  "term": "Excitation spectrum",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A plot of the intensity of emitted light (fluorescence or phosphorescence) as a function of the excitation wavelength, while monitoring a fixed emission wavelength. It typically mirrors the absorption spectrum of the fluorophore. This spectrum provides information about the wavelengths of light that are absorbed by a molecule to reach an excited state.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "corrected excitation spectrum",
    "emission spectrum",
    "radiant power",
    "spectral photon exitance",
    "spectral radiant exitance",
    "wavelength"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2241 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/excitation-spectrum/"
}