Spectrum

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011165",
  "term": "Spectrum",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A display or plot of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation or other physical quantity as a function of wavelength, frequency, energy, mass-to-charge ratio, or other related variable. It represents the distribution of a physical property across a range. Examples include absorption spectra, emission spectra, and mass spectra.",
  "synonyms": [
    "vibrational spectrum"
  ],
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Raman spectroscopy",
    "electromagnetic radiation",
    "infrared radiation",
    "near-infrared radiation",
    "wavelength in vacuum",
    "wavenumber in vacuum"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 675 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/spectrum/"
}